Access to Veterinary Care

Added a new section establishing a veterinary drug donation program allowing animal owners to donate unused prescription drugs to licensed veterinarians or animal shelters.

Modified the rules for dispensing compounded drugs to allow veterinarians to maintain an office stock for emergency conditions when immediate access to a pharmacy is not possible.

Removed previous, less detailed requirements regarding the development of lists of states with equivalent licensing requirements for endorsement.

Added a requirement for the board to approve a nationally recognized veterinary technician credentialing organization that mandates completion of an accredited program.

Added specific definitions for 'compounded,' 'drug,' 'office stock,' and 'prescription drug outlet' to clarify legal obligations and exceptions.

Modified the endorsement licensing process to require the board to review and update procedures to expedite the issuance of licenses to out-of-state veterinarians.

Removed the draft text for a new statute (12-315-128) concerning compounding drugs for veterinary use, suggesting the specific legal provisions are pending further work.

Added Senate sponsorship names (Catlin, Coleman, Exum, Frizell, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Marchman, Roberts, Weissman) to reflect the current legislative roster.

Updated the document header from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' and changed the Senate reading date to March 31, 2026.

The definition of 'compounded' was added to clarify the preparation and mixing of drugs for veterinary use.

The definition for 'office stock' was removed from the section.

The reference to 'prescription drug outlet' was removed from the definitions list.

The bill header was updated from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to reflect Senate amendments, and the Senate sponsor was updated to include a co-sponsor.

Deleted the legal criteria allowing veterinarians to dispense compounded drugs for emergency animal conditions when pharmacies cannot supply them quickly.

Added names of additional co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the bill header to change the status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and adjusted the amendment adoption language.

Removed the requirement for the board to develop a list of states with less stringent or different licensing requirements, simplifying the endorsement licensing process.

Updated the bill title to explicitly include clarifying the use of prescription and compounded drugs, expanding the stated purpose beyond just expediting licensing.

Established a limit on the amount of compounded drugs a veterinarian can dispense, restricting it to the amount needed to treat an animal's emergency condition for five days.

Added new statutory language defining when a veterinarian may dispense compounded drugs, specifically limiting it to emergency conditions where the drug is not available from a registered outlet in a timely manner.