Telemedicine and Vaccine Clinics in California, What Veterinarians Need to Know About Legislative Updates for 2025

Course overview

This course, Telemedicine and Vaccine Clinics in California: What Veterinarians Need to Know About Legislative Updates for 2025, provides a comprehensive overview of recent legal and regulatory changes affecting veterinary practices. It highlights critical updates, including the redefined roles of veterinarians (DVMs), registered veterinary technicians (RVTs), and veterinary assistants (VAs) under California law. Participants learn about the implications of SB 669 and AB 1399, which expand the scope of practice for RVTs in vaccine clinics and enable telemedicine to establish veterinary-client-patient relationships (VCPRs) for animals through audio-video communication. The course also emphasizes the distinction between direct and indirect supervision and the integration of these updates into best practices for veterinarians. Focusing on practical applications, the course outlines best practices for delegation, documentation, and leveraging telemedicine to improve care access and efficiency. It addresses how to run public vaccine clinics, provided specific protocols are followed, and explores scenarios where telemedicine is effective. By adopting these updates, veterinarians and shelters can increase community outreach, enhance animal welfare, and address veterinary shortages, ultimately improving health outcomes for animals under their care.