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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3959--C
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 21, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. BROOKS, BOYLE, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN,
GOUNARDES, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY,
RAMOS, SALAZAR, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, THOMAS -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee -- 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:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 "Buoy's law".
3 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
4 section 381 to read as follows:
5 § 381. Notification by veterinarian of risks and side effects of medi-
6 cation. 1. Each time a veterinarian initially prescribes, dispenses, or
7 provides a medication to an animal patient in an outpatient setting, the
8 veterinarian shall offer to provide, in person or through electronic
9 means, to the client responsible for the animal, or his or her agent, a
10 consultation that includes the following information:
11 (a) The name and description of the medication;
12 (b) Route of administration, dosage form, dosage, duration of drug
13 therapy, the duration of the effects of the drug, and the common severe
14 adverse effects associated with the use of the drug;
15 (c) Any special directions for proper use and storage;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (d) Actions to be taken in the event of a missed dose; and
2 (e) If requested and where available, a veterinarian shall provide
3 documentation of precautions and relevant warnings provided by the
4 drug's manufacturer.
5 2. The client, or an agent designated by the client, shall decide
6 whether the consultation be provided in person or through electronic
7 means.
8 3. It shall be noted in the medical record of the animal patient if
9 the consultation described in this section is provided or declined by
10 the client or his or her agent.
11 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
12 it shall have become a law.
