SB175 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Larry StuttsSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Controlled substance prescription database, Class II to Class V controlled substances, reporting of dispensing, veterinarians exempt from report, Sec. 20-2-213 am'd.
Summary: SB175 would remove veterinarians from the requirement to report dispensing of certain controlled substances to Alabama's Controlled Substances Prescription Database.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 20-2-213 to exclude veterinarians from the list of practitioners who must report Class II-V controlled substance dispensing. Reporting would continue for licensed pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, and licensed medical professionals such as physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists. If reporting requirements are not followed by these entities, disciplinary action and reporting to licensing boards can occur, and the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
Veterinarians who dispense Class II-V controlled substances: no longer required to report dispensing to the Controlled Substances Prescription Database.
Licensed pharmacies, mail-order pharmacies, and licensed practitioners (physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists): continue to report dispensing of Class II-V controlled substances as required.

Key Provisions
Deletes veterinarians from the reporting requirement for Class II-V controlled substances.
Keeps reporting requirements in place for pharmacies and non-veterinarian licensed practitioners who dispense these substances.
Defines data elements and reporting format (e.g., prescriber, date dispensed, patient information, NDC, quantity, dispensing entity, and payment data) to be transmitted under regulations.
Noncompliance can lead to disciplinary action by licensing boards and may be reported to the relevant boards as formal complaints.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Drugs