SB185 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy Price Senator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Veterinary medicine; veterinarian-client-patient relationship further provided; refilling prescription regulations; relationship shared among a location, provided

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners is authorized to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine in this state.

This bill would prohibit a veterinarian from prescribing or dispensing any medication without a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship.

This bill would provide that a veterinarian- client-patient relationship created with one veterinarian exists among all other veterinarians practicing at the same location.

This bill would further define what circumstances create a new veterinarian-client-patient relationship and would define the terms "client," "patient," and "animal." This bill would provide a maximum amount of time within which a veterinarian may refill a prescription.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Occupational Licensing Boards