Bill > SB2129

This bill updates and modernizes North Dakota's veterinary medicine laws, providing comprehensive changes to definitions, licensing requirements, professional conduct, and regulatory oversight for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. The bill creates more detailed definitions for terms like "veterinary medicine," "veterinarian-client-patient relationship," and introduces new concepts such as veterinary telemedicine, teleadvice, and teletriage. It establishes clearer guidelines for licensing, renewal, and disciplinary procedures, including provisions for self-reporting impairments and immunity from liability for certain individuals involved in professional oversight. The bill expands the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners' powers to include more comprehensive rules about professional conduct, adds protections for practitioners seeking treatment for mental health or substance use disorders, and creates exceptions for certain animal services that do not constitute veterinary practice. Additionally, the bill modernizes language around professional practices, introduces more flexible licensing and renewal processes, and provides explicit guidelines for practicing veterinary medicine and technology in an increasingly digital and technologically advanced healthcare landscape.

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https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo2129.html