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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of the prescribing and dispensing of |
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controlled substances by veterinarians. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.0766, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The board shall make the information reported under |
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Subsection (a) available to the State Board of Veterinary Medical |
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Examiners for the purpose of routine inspections and |
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investigations. |
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SECTION 2. Section 801.307, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The board shall require a veterinarian to complete two |
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hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and |
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controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two |
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years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine. |
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SECTION 3. Section 801.307(a-1), Occupations Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to the renewal of a license to practice |
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veterinary medicine on or after September 1, 2020. The renewal of a |
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license before that date is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |