Senate Bill 85 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Larry Stutts Senator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Veterinary medicine; veterinarian-client-patient relationship further specified; scope of practice inside and outside veterinarian-client-patient relationship further defined

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 a maximum amount of time within which a veterinarian may refill a prescription.

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 provide that a veterinarian-client-patient relationship must be reestablished annually to remain valid.

This bill would further define what circumstances create a new veterinarian-client-patient relationship and would define certain terms, including "client" and "patient." This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

SB85 INTRODUCED.

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Subjects

Animals