PENNSYLVANIA SB 768 Veterinary Disclosure

[Kris L. Christine 2]

PENNSYLVANIA Veterinary Disclosure Bill SB 768 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0768&pn=0782'>http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0768&pn=0782 has been filed by Senator Michael J. Stack and referred to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee. Please contact the Committe Chair Robert M. Tomlinson rtomlinson@pasen.gov (717) 787-5072 and ask his committee to vote that this bill "OUGHT TO PASS."

 

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All Committee members are listed below, if your Senator is on the list, please contact them as well as Senator Tomlinson.

 

Robert M. Tomlinson, Chair rtomlinson@pasen.gov (717) 787-5072

John R. Gordner, Vice-Chair jgordner@pasen.gov (717) 787-8928

Lisa M. Boscola, Minority Chair boscola@pasenate.com (717) 787-4236

John B. Scarnati jscarnati@pasen.gov (717) 787-7084

Edwin B. Erickson eerickson@pasen.gov (717) 787-1350

Stewart J. Greenleaf sgreenleaf@pasen.gov (717) 787-6599

Jeffrey E. Piccola jpiccola@pasen.gov (717) 787-6801

John C. Rafferty, Jr. jrafferty@pasen.gov (717) 787-1398

Kim L. Ward kward@pasen.gov (717) 787-6063

Mary Jo White mwhite@pasen.gov (717) 787-9684

Jim Ferlo ferlo@pasenate.com (717) 787-6123

Richard A. Kasunic (717) 787-7175

Timothy J. Solobay (717) 787-1463

John N. Wozniak wozniak@pasenate.com (717) 787-5400

 

"Veterinarians May Have to Provide New Information to Clients" DVM Newsmagazine 5/1/11 http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Veterinarians-may-have-to-provide-new-information-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/717884?contextCategoryId=44927

 

Text of SB 768 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0768&pn=0782

 

and (vi)

 

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the veterinarian provides a client information sheet to the

 

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owner of the animal in cases of dispensing prescription drugs

 

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that will be administered by the owner in an outpatient setting.

 

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(16) "Client information sheet" means a paper required by

 

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the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug

 

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Administration for the purpose of communicating important risk

 

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information to clients and that is given to a veterinarian by a

 

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prescription drug manufacturer so that owners of an animal are

 

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provided with vital product safety information including

 

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precautions, contraindications, signs of a possible adverse

 

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reaction and steps to take in the event of an adverse reaction

 

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to the prescription drug.