HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 578 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2061
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John W. Scibak
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to expanding veterinary treatment practices.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire | 1/13/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 578 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2061
By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2061) of John W. Scibak relative to the dispensing of certain drugs by veterinarians. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act relative to expanding veterinary treatment practices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 54A of Chapter 112 is hereby amended by adding after the definition of “Board” the following new definition:-
““Companion Animal”, any domesticated animal other than man including fowl, birds, fish or reptiles, except those animals intended for consumption or whose products are intended for consumption by humans or any other animals.”
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any Massachusetts general law to the contrary, Chapter 112 is hereby amended by adding, after Section 39J, the following section:-
Section 39K. (a) A veterinarian shall be authorized to dispense a compounded drug, distributed from a pharmacy, when the animal is his own patient within a valid VCPR; the animal is an animal companion; the quantity dispensed is no more than a 120 hour supply; the compounded drug is for the treatment of an emergency condition; and timely access to a compounding pharmacy is not available, as determined by the prescribing veterinarian.
(b) A veterinarian shall be able to compound for individual patients within a valid VPCR and upon meeting subsection (a), provided further the veterinarian does not compound from bulk supplies; does not duplicate proprietary products: does not wholesale clinic-compounded medications; and does not compound federally controlled substances for dispensing.
(c) No manufacturing license shall be required for compounding materials when these conditions are met. A veterinarian shall be held responsible for the safety and efficacy of the compounded medication.
(d) Pharmacists shall label all compounded products for companion animals and distributed to a veterinarian for either further distribution or sale to his own patient or administration to his own patient with the name and strength of the compounded medication or list of the active ingredients and strengths; the facility’s control number; an appropriate beyond-use date as determined by the pharmacist in compliance with USP-NF standards for pharmacy compounding; the name and address of the pharmacy; and the quantity.