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Proposed Rules Changes for Texas Veterinarians

September 03, 2024License Defense,Veterinarian License Defense

Proposed Rules Changes for Texas Licensed Veterinarians

All licensed professionals are subject to certain laws and rules that apply to their professions. The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME), currently under the administrative umbrella of the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) by state law, is the state agency that licenses and regulates veterinarians. As a result, TBVME also receives complaints about veterinarians and initiates enforcement actions against them for violations of rules and laws as needed.  Violations of rules...

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How Must a Veterinarian Comply

July 27, 2024Medical Malpractice,Veterinarian License Defense

How Must a Veterinarian Comply with the Prescription Monitoring Program?

Texas veterinarians are subject to the oversight of the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TVBME). This agency not only licenses veterinarians but regulates them to ensure compliance with laws and regulations appliable to their profession. Under Texas law, the TVBME has the authority to discipline licensed veterinarians who violate these laws, which can lead to dire consequences.  If you are facing a complaint or disciplinary proceedings before the TVBME, your first call should be...

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Dealing with the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

December 26, 2022Articles,Veterinarian License Defense

Dealing with the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (the Board) handles the licensing of any individual who is seeking to become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT), or an Equine Dental Provider (EDP). In addition, the Board receives and investigates all complaints concerning DVMs, LVTs, and EDPs who have allegedly violated the rules and laws they must follow.  Unfortunately, these rules and laws can be complicated, and the loss of your...

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26 complaints against texas veterinarians

July 26, 2022Professional License Defense,Veterinarian License Defense

Complaints Against Texas Veterinarians

Receiving a complaint about your professionalism or the level of services can be surprising, upsetting, and completely unjustified. However, since complaints can lead to disciplinary action against your license, you must always take these complaints seriously. Enlisting the help of a veterinarian license defense lawyer can help you fight back against baseless complaints and protect the career you have worked to build.  The Complaint Process and Texas Veterinarians  The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners...

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What happens after a texas veterinarian receives notice of a complaint 1

February 12, 2021Posts,Veterinarian License Defense

What Happens After a Texas Veterinarian Receives Notice of a Complaint

Veterinarians in Texas go through years of education and training to obtain the chops to do the job. And at the end of this long, arduous process comes licensure. The organization that licenses Veterinarians in Texas is the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, which also maintains the integrity of the profession by accepting and prosecuting formal complaints made against licensed practitioners. A complaint can, at times, result in the loss of a veterinarian's license....

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Which veterinarians in texas must register with the drug enforcement agency

December 03, 2020Veterinarian License Defense

Which Veterinarians in Texas Must Register with the Drug Enforcement Agency?

Given the problems made manifest by the opioid crisis in Texas and all over America, the Drug Enforcement Agency has made it necessary for any practitioner of medical arts to register with the Agency to prescribe or dispense controlled substances. This applies not only to physicians administering care to humans but also to veterinarians. And the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has reinforced this regime by adopting language in its rules that undergird the...

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Board of veterinary medical examiners seek to add another investigator and increase peer assistance services

April 10, 2018Medical License Defense,Veterinarian License Defense

Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Seek to Add Another Investigator and Increase Peer Assistance Services

The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TVBME) is responsible for licensing and regulating over 8,800 veterinarians in Texas, more than 1,500 veterinary technicians, and over 50 equine dental providers. It also conducts Compliance Inspections of veterinary offices located in Texas. These unannounced, on-site inspections are designed to document and monitor chronic problems that exist in the areas of Continuing Education (CE), controlled substances, and prescription labels. In the TVBME's Administrator's Statement in its Legislative...

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Veterinarian

March 29, 2017Professional License Defense,Veterinarian License Defense

Licensed Veterinarians and Professional Standards of Care

Veterinarians, like any other medical professional, are held to a high standard of professionalism. Veterinarians are expected to provide an appropriate level of care to animals who are entrusted to them, and can face serious discipline if they fail to provide appropriate and professional treatment. There are many examples of situations where veterinarians have lost their licenses or have had their licenses suspended, ending a career after years of hard work to acquire the credentials...

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