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NY A06996
Bill
Status
6/30/2023
Primary Sponsor
Monica Wallace
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AI Summary
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Requires veterinarians to provide information when initially prescribing or dispensing drugs to dogs, cats, or rabbits for use outside the office, including drug name, directions for use, storage instructions, adverse effects, and manufacturer warnings.
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Information must be provided to the animal's owner or agent in either written or oral form, with the method of disclosure recorded in the patient medical record.
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Limits requirements for adverse effects and warnings information to cases where manufacturers have made such information available for the specific animal species receiving the drug.
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Extends the effective date of Buoy's Law from 180 days to 18 months after the law takes effect.
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Takes effect immediately, except provisions on veterinary drug information take effect on the same date as the original Buoy's Law provisions (chapter 678 of the laws of 2022).
Legislative Description
Relates to information to be provided by a veterinarian initially prescribing or dispensing a drug to a dog, cat, or rabbit; extends the effective date of such provisions.
Last Action
signed chap.153
6/30/2023