US Congress Senate Bill 1290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 2 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with a copy of animal drug prescriptions prior to filling or dispensing such prescription. Further, veterinarians prescribing animal drugs may not require a pet owner to (1) purchase the prescription as a condition of providing such a copy, (2) pay an additional fee to receive such a copy, or (3) waive the veterinarian's liability as a condition of providing such a copy.Veterinarians are not required to provide a copy of prescriptions administered in the context of acute care. A veterinarian also may require payment of examination fees prior to prescribing an animal drug if such fees are required regardless of whether the diagnosis reveals an animal drug prescription is necessary.

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1607 (Related) 2019-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1290/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1290/BILLS-116s1290is.pdf