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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a veterinarian to fill certain |
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prescriptions in an emergency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.362(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A veterinarian may dispense a drug, other than a |
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controlled substance, prescribed by another veterinarian, |
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including a veterinarian licensed in another state, if: |
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(1) failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a |
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therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer; |
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(2) the prescribing veterinarian informs the |
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dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary |
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for the animal; |
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(3) the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed |
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a five-day supply for each animal annually; |
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(4) the annual total of dosage units of drugs |
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dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the |
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total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; |
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and |
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(5) the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing |
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activities under this section consistent with board rules. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |