Section 638.1521 - Practice of veterinary medicine without establishment of veterinarian-client-patient relationship prohibited; exceptions1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person may not practice veterinary medicine in this State except within the context of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship.2. A licensed veterinarian may, in good faith and without the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, provide emergency or urgent care to an animal when a client cannot be identified.3. A veterinarian has a veterinarian-client-patient relationship concerning an animal if the veterinarian:(a) Assumes responsibility for making medical judgments concerning the health of the animal and the need for medical treatment of the animal;(b) Has knowledge of the present care and health of the animal sufficient to provide at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal, which knowledge must have been acquired by:(1) Conducting a physical examination of the animal; or(2) Visiting, within a period of time that is appropriate for the medical issue in question, the premises where the animal is kept;(c) Obtains an agreement with the client to follow the instructions provided by the veterinarian for the care and medical treatment of the animal;(d) Is readily available for follow-up evaluation or has arranged for: (1) Emergency or urgent care coverage; or(2) Continuing medical care and treatment which has been designated by the veterinarian to be provided by another licensed veterinarian who:(I) Has access to the medical records of the animal; or(II) Can provide reasonable and appropriate medical care; and(e) Provides oversight of treatment.4. A veterinarian-client-patient relationship is not established solely through veterinary telemedicine. However, once established, a veterinarian-client-patient relationship may be maintained via veterinary telemedicine between:(a) Medically necessary examinations; or(b) Visits, within periods of time that are appropriate for the medical issue in question, to the premises where the animal is kept.5. In the absence of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship:(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), any advice which is provided through electronic means must be general and not specific to a particular animal or its diagnosis or treatment.(b) Advice and recommendations may be provided via veterinary telemedicine in an emergency, but only until the animal can be examined in person by a licensed veterinarian.Added to NRS by 2021, 872Added by 2021, Ch. 186,§3, eff. 10/1/2021.