BILL NUMBER: S2314
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the compounding,
dispensing and sale of pharmaceuticals
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to allow veterinarians to possess and
dispense medications for administration and sale.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 6807 of the education law as it relates to
allowing a pharmacist to dispense drugs, including compounded drugs to a
veterinarian for the purposes of administration or sale. The bill
provides a limitation on opioids and controlled substances as determined
by the Department of Health.
Section 2: Sets effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill allows a veterinarian to maintain a stock of medications at
their practice for administration or sale with limitations on opioids
and controlled substances. Currently, a veterinarian is only allowed to
prescribe patient specific medication and cannot keep drugs in stock for
use in office or to prescribe for a specific patient. There are several
instances where a veterinarian will need to utilize a compounded drug in
an emergency situation to assist an animal. Without the legal ability
to hold and dispense compounded medication, a veterinarian often has to
delay treatment by writing a prescription out to the patient and sending
them to a pharmacy that performs compounding or has a compounding medi-
cation in stock. This bill provides veterinarians with the flexibility
necessary to treat animals effectively especially in certain emergency
situations.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2017-2018: S3340, Referred to Higher Education
2019-2020: S4343, Referred to Higher Education
2021-2022: S4247A, Committed to Rules
Assembly
2017-2018:A3440, Referred to Higher Education
2019-2020:A2915, Referred to Higher Education
2021-2022:A6704, Referred to Higher Education
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S2314: 6807 education law