Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations on August 1, 2014 |
The Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 (H.R. 1528;
The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. It was signed into law on August 1, 2014 by President Barack Obama.
Background
According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, veterinarians need to take controlled substances that are "vital medications that can provide pain management, anesthesia or euthanasia" to sites other than their offices in order to treat animals on location.[3] Some veterinarians received letters from the Drug Enforcement Administration stating that when they traveled with these drugs, they were violating the law.[3]
Provisions of the bill
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[1]
The Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit a veterinarian who is registered to manufacture or distribute controlled substances from being required to have a separate registration in order to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice at a site other than such veterinarian's principal place of business or professional practice, as long as the dispensing site is located in a state where the veterinarian is licensed to practice.[1]
Congressional Budget Office report
This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Budget Office, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2014. This is a public domain source.[2]
Current law requires persons who distribute controlled substances to register with the United States Department of Justice; a separate registration is required for each principal place of business or professional practice. H.R. 1528 would clarify that veterinarians are not required to have separate registrations to dispense controlled substances outside of their principal place of business—when treating animals on a farm, for example—if the use of these substances is required in the usual course of veterinary practice in a state where the veterinarian is licensed to practice.[2]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) expects that implementing H.R. 1528 would not change the number of registrations by veterinarians or significantly affect spending by the Department of Justice. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.[2]
H.R. 1528 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Procedural history
The Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 was introduced into the
Debate and discussion
The American Veterinary Medical Association lobbied in favor of the bill, arguing that "the CSA must be amended so that our nation's animals do not suffer unnecessarily."[3]
The
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) was also in favor of the legislation, arguing that "it is imperative veterinarians be able to legally transport controlled substances to the location of the animal patient, not only for animal health and welfare, but for public safety."[6]
The bill was supported by "over 130 organizations, including all 50 state veterinary medical associations."[7]
See also
- List of bills in the 113th United States Congress
- Acts of the 113th United States Congress
- Veterinary medicine
References
- ^ a b c "H.R. 1528 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "CBO - H.R. 1528". Congressional Budget Office. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "Tell Congress to Pass the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act". American Veterinary Medical Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "H.R. 1528 - All Actions". United States Congress. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Kellogg, Barry (15 May 2013). "Protect Mobile Veterinary Services and Public Health and Safety: Support the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act". Humane Society Veterinary Medicine Association. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "AAVMC Programs & Initiatives". Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Ashley (9 April 2014). "Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act passes key House committee". Bovine Veterinarian. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
External links
- Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 1528
- beta.congress.gov H.R. 1528
- GovTrack.us H.R. 1528
- OpenCongress.org H.R. 1528
- WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 1528
- Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 1528
- House Report 113-457 part 1 on H.R. 1528
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