Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-950
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2013-05-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Licensing and registrations

Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 - Amends 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.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 950 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2013 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow a veterinarian to transport and dispense controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside of the registered location.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2013 . 2. Transport and dispensing of controlled substances in the usual course of veterinary practice Section 302(e) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 822(e) ) is amended— (1) by striking (e) and inserting (e)(1) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a registrant who is a veterinarian shall not be 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 the registrant’s registered principal place of business or professional practice, so long as the site of dispensing is located in a State where the veterinarian is licensed to practice veterinary medicine. .