Bill Text: AZ HB2137 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Veterinarians; dispensing drugs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-05 - Governor Signed [HB2137 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2013-HB2137-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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CHAPTER 52
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HOUSE BILL 2137 |
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AN ACT
amending section 32-2281, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to veterinarians.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 32-2281, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
32-2281. Dispensing of drugs and devices; conditions; definition
A. A veterinarian may dispense drugs and devices kept by the veterinarian if:
1. All prescription‑only drugs are dispensed in packages labeled with the following information:
(a) The dispensing veterinarian's name, address and telephone number.
(b) The date the drug is dispensed.
(c) The animal owner's name and the animal's or herd's identification.
(d) The name, strength and quantity of the drug, directions for its use and any cautionary statements.
2. The dispensing veterinarian enters into the medical record the name, strength and quantity of the drug dispensed, the date the drug is dispensed and the therapeutic reason.
B. The board shall adopt rules providing that the animal's owner or the person responsible for the animal shall be notified that some prescription‑only drugs may be available at a pharmacy and a written prescription may be provided to the animal's owner or the person responsible for the animal if requested.
C. A veterinarian shall dispense only to the animal's owner or person responsible for the animal he is treating and only for conditions being treated by that veterinarian. The veterinarian shall supervise the dispensing process. In this subsection, "supervision" means that a veterinarian makes the determination as to the legitimacy or the advisability of the drugs or devices to be dispensed.
D. This section shall be enforced by the board, which shall establish rules regarding access to, and labeling, record keeping, storage and packaging of drugs that are consistent with the requirements of chapter 18 of this title. The board may conduct periodic inspections of dispensing practices to assure compliance with this section and applicable rules.
E. For the purposes of this section, "dispense" means the delivery by a veterinarian of a prescription‑only drug or device to an animal, an animal's owner or the person responsible for an animal and includes the prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling, compounding and security necessary to prepare and safeguard the drug or device for delivery.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 5, 2013.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 5, 2013.
