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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3300 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a Schedule II controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to a 5-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a benzodiazepine to a 14-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that for the treatment of an animal with a chronic condition that requires the long-term use of a Schedule II controlled substance or a benzodiazepine, after the initial 5-day or 14-day period, the licensed veterinarian may dispense not more that a 30-day supply at one time at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit.
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| | HB3300 | | LRB101 07256 SLF 52295 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act |
| 5 | | of 2004 is amended by adding Section 19.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 115/19.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 19.3. Prescription requirements. |
| 8 | | (a) A veterinarian licensed under this Act shall limit the |
| 9 | | initial amount dispensed of a Schedule II controlled substance |
| 10 | | under Section 206 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to |
| 11 | | a 5-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the |
| 12 | | animal being treated. A prescription that is filled at a |
| 13 | | pharmacy is not subject to this limit. |
| 14 | | (b) A veterinarian licensed under this Act shall limit the |
| 15 | | initial amount dispensed of a benzodiazepine to a 14-day supply |
| 16 | | at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being |
| 17 | | treated. A prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not |
| 18 | | subject to this limit. |
| 19 | | (c) For the treatment of an animal with a chronic condition |
| 20 | | that requires the long-term use of a Schedule II controlled |
| 21 | | substance or a benzodiazepine, after the initial 5-day or |
| 22 | | 14-day period under subsection (a) or (b), the licensed |
| 23 | | veterinarian may dispense not more that a 30-day supply at one |