{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-315-306","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-315-306","heading":"Telereferral.","body":"(1) A veterinarian with an established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may refer a patient to a veterinary specialist.\n\n(2) A veterinary specialist to whom a patient is referred may provide veterinary services using telecommunications technology for the patient and client under the referring veterinarian's veterinarian-client-patient relationship.\n\n(3) A veterinary specialist to whom a patient is referred shall provide the referring veterinarian with information related to the diagnosis, treatment, and progress of the patient.\n\n(4) (a) A veterinary specialist to whom a patient is referred shall not prescribe medications to the patient unless the veterinary specialist establishes a veterinarian-client-patient relationship through an in-person, physical examination of the patient.\n\n(b) The licensed veterinarian with the established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may prescribe medications to the patient after consultation with the veterinary specialist to whom the patient was referred.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 315 - Veterinarians, Veterinary Technicians, and Veterinary Professional Associates","Part 3 - USE OF TELEHEALTH TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"3f7d43b16e80be7cab2a94468c7897267a5f7dc1944331ea3c54c5159d97f6d3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-315-305","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-315-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}