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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5381
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators West, Gaspard, Bailey, Hansen, Bauer and L. Smith).
Read first time February 18, 1991.
AN ACT Relating to veterinary medicine; and adding a new section to chapter 18.92 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.92 RCW to read as follows:
A veterinarian licensed under this chapter may dispense veterinary legend drugs prescribed by other veterinarians licensed under this chapter, so long as, during any year, the total drugs so dispensed do not constitute more than five percent of the total dosage units of legend drugs the veterinarian dispenses and the veterinarian maintains records of his or her dispensing activities consistent with the requirements of chapters 18.64, 69.04, 69.41, and 69.50 RCW. For purposes of this section, a "veterinary legend drug" is a legend drug, as defined in chapter 69.41 RCW, which is either: (1) Restricted to use by licensed veterinarians by any law or regulation of the federal government, or (2) designated by rule by the state board of pharmacy as being a legend drug that one licensed veterinarian may dispense for another licensed veterinarian under this section.