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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- S 0648 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC002268 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Britto, Sosnowski, DiMario, Tikoian, Murray, Felag, |
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| 17 | 17 | | LaMountain, Lawson, DiPalma, and Gu |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: March 07, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 5-25 of the General Laws entitled "Veterinary Practice" is hereby 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | amended by adding thereto the following section: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 5-25-7.2. Veterinarian drug consultation. 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | (a) Each time a veterinarian initially prescribes, dispenses, or furnishes a drug to an animal 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | patient in an outpatient setting, the veterinarian shall offer to provide, verbally, in writing, or by 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | email to the client, a consultation that includes the following information: 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) The name and description of the drug; 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) Route of administration, dosage form, dosage, duration of drug therapy, the duration of 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | the effects of the drug, and the common severe adverse effects associated with the use of a short-9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | acting or long-acting drug; 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) Any special directions for proper use and storage; 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (4) Actions to be taken in the event of a missed dose; and 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (5) If available, precautions and relevant warnings provided by the drug's manufacturer, 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | including common severe adverse effects of the drug. 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (b) If available by drug manufacturer, a veterinarian must provide a client information sheet 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to pet owners when prescribing medications. 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (c) A veterinarian may delegate to a registered veterinary technician or veterinary assistant 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the task of providing consultation and drug documentation required by this section. 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (d) It shall be noted in the medical record of the animal patient if the consultation described 19 |
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| 45 | 45 | | in this section is provided or declined by the client. 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2026. 2 |
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| 53 | 53 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 54 | 54 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 55 | 55 | | OF |
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| 56 | 56 | | A N A C T |
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| 57 | 57 | | RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- VETERINARY PRACTICE |
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| 58 | 58 | | *** |
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| 59 | 59 | | This act would require veterinarians to provide consultations to animal owners when a drug 1 |
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| 60 | 60 | | is prescribed and dispensed for that animal patient. 2 |
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| 61 | 61 | | This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. 3 |
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