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Amend CSHB 1767 by striking page 5, lines 10-22, and
substituting the following:
Sec. 801.362. AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY
ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY. (a) A veterinarian may
dispense a drug, other than a controlled substance, prescribed by
another veterinarian if:
(1) failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a
therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer;
(2) the prescribing veterinarian informs the
dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary
for the animal;
(3) the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed
a five-day supply for each animal annually;
(4) the annual total of dosage units of drugs
dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the
total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year;
and
(5) the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing
activities under this section consistent with board rules.
(b) A veterinarian does not violate Section 801.402 by
ordering a prescription drug in compliance with this section for
the treatment of an animal without first establishing a
veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
(c) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.