{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-69-520","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-69-520","heading":"Veterinarian-client-patient relationship; in-person establishment; telehealth maintenance.","body":"(A) Only a veterinarian licensed by the board may establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship in this State.\n(B) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship only may be established by an in-person, physical examination of the animal or timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept.\n(C) An established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may be maintained through examinations that occur using telecommunications technology in between appropriate in-person, physical examinations or visits to the premises where the patient is kept.","path":["Title 40 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 69 Veterinarians","ARTICLE 5 Telehealth for Veterinary Services"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t40c069.php","current_through":"2026 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-25T03:57:15Z","sha256":"ea7dec935582ea36268a4cfb385a91a331c8aef79f6890caf228f633672fd276","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-69-510","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-69-530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}