SB 874: EQUALITY CAUCUS; HAWAII BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PET MEDICATION; CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION CHOICE
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-04-10
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 325.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires
veterinarians to provide a written prescription, upon the request of a client,
for any animal patient of a client with whom the veterinarian has established
an existing veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to be filled at the
pharmacy of the client's choosing.
Allows pharmacies licensed in the State to dispense medications
prescribed by veterinarians. Specifies
that violators may be subject to disciplinary action by the Hawaii Board of
Veterinary Medicine, which may include fines or suspension or revocation of a
license. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Discussed in Hearing
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce
3MINHouse Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems
3MINHouse Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
46SECHouse Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems
46SECHouse Standing Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection
28SECSenate Standing Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
28SEC