The Florida Senate Agriculture Committee advanced a bill that would authorize veterinary telemedicine.

The committee OK’d the proposal (SB 1370) with a unanimous vote. Republican Sen. Anna Maria Rodriguez of Doral is the bill sponsor.

The proposal defines veterinary telemedicine as “the practice of veterinary medicine in a remote setting, including through the use of telephone or audiovisual technology or by other means consistent with the veterinarian’s professional judgment.”

The bill would also allow animal control agents to administer rabies vaccinations to an impounded animal under a veterinarian’s “indirect supervision.”

Currently, state law prohibits veterinary telemedicine before an in-person physical examination.

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