Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education |
Jun 12, 2019 |
print number 6502a |
Jun 12, 2019 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Mar 08, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A6502A
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Michaelle C. Solages
John T. McDonald III
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Vivian Cook
Richard Gottfried
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
2019-A6502 - Details
2019-A6502 - Summary
Establishes Buoy's law; requires veterinarians to notify owners of potential risks and side effects of medication verbally or through electronic means prior to prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal; allows the client, or his or her agent, to decide whether or not to have a consultation.
2019-A6502 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6502 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SOLAGES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK, GOTTFRIED, JEAN-PIERRE, PICHARDO, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing Buoy's law relating to requiring veterinarians to notify owners of potential risks and side effects of medication prior to prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Buoy's law". § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 381 to read as follows: § 381. NOTIFICATION BY VETERINARIAN OF RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDI- CATION. 1. A VETERINARIAN WHO PRESCRIBES OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES MEDICA- TION FOR AN ANIMAL SHALL NOTIFY THE OWNER OF THE ANIMAL VERBALLY AND IN WRITING OF THE POTENTIAL RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF SUCH MEDICATION PRIOR TO PRESCRIBING OR PROVIDING MEDICATION. 2. IF A VETERINARIAN REPACKAGES PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION PRIOR TO PRESCRIBING OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING SUCH MEDICATION, THE VETERINARIAN SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE DRUG MANUFACTURER'S WARNING LABEL OR A MANUFACTURER'S WARNING INFORMATION INSERT TO THE OWNER OF THE ANIMAL. § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08453-01-9
co-Sponsors
Michaelle C. Solages
John T. McDonald III
Harvey Epstein
multi-Sponsors
Michael Blake
Vivian Cook
Richard Gottfried
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
2019-A6502A (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A6502A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes Buoy's law; requires veterinarians to notify owners of potential risks and side effects of medication verbally or through electronic means prior to prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal; allows the client, or his or her agent, to decide whether or not to have a consultation.
2019-A6502A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6502--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SOLAGES, McDONALD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, COOK, GOTTFRIED, JEAN-PIERRE, PICHARDO, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing Buoy's law relating to requiring veterinarians to notify owners of potential risks and side effects of medication prior to prescribing or otherwise providing medication to an animal THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Buoy's law". § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 381 to read as follows: § 381. NOTIFICATION BY VETERINARIAN OF RISKS AND SIDE EFFECTS OF MEDI- CATION. 1. EACH TIME A VETERINARIAN INITIALLY PRESCRIBES, DISPENSES, OR PROVIDES A MEDICATION TO AN ANIMAL PATIENT IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, THE VETERINARIAN SHALL OFFER TO PROVIDE, IN PERSON OR THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS, TO THE CLIENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANIMAL, OR HIS OR HER AGENT, A CONSULTATION THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (A) THE NAME AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MEDICATION; (B) ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, DOSAGE FORM, DOSAGE, DURATION OF DRUG THERAPY, THE DURATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE DRUG, AND THE COMMON SEVERE ADVERSE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE DRUG; (C) ANY SPECIAL DIRECTIONS FOR PROPER USE AND STORAGE; (D) ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A MISSED DOSE; AND (E) IF REQUESTED AND WHERE AVAILABLE, A VETERINARIAN SHALL PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF PRECAUTIONS AND RELEVANT WARNINGS PROVIDED BY THE DRUG'S MANUFACTURER. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08453-07-9
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