{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-69-540","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 40-69-540","heading":"Standard of care in veterinary telemedicine.","body":"(A) A licensed veterinarian using telemedicine to provide veterinary services shall conduct all necessary patient evaluations and treatment using the applicable standard of care for those evaluations and treatments.\n(B) A licensed veterinarian shall not recommend treatment or care for an animal based solely on a client's responses to an online questionnaire.","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":"d9175dd5ba6e9b627497b5c270f76829d32ed3cc5df14cd4664ec437e984e78e","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-69-530","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-40-69-550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}