Update on HB16-1324 in Colorado Relating to Veterinary Compound Office stock

HB16-1324	Veterinary Access Compounded Pharmaceutical Drugs
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Sponsors:	GINAL / SONNENBERG
Summary:	Under current law, a veterinarian cannot maintain an office stock of compounded drugs, which are drugs that are combined, mixed, or otherwise altered to create a specific drug or formulation, for later distribution or administration to patients. The bill authorizes:  * A compounding pharmacy to compound and distribute a drug to a veterinarian without a specific patient indicated to receive the compounded drug; and  * A veterinarian to dispense a compounded drug, maintained as part of the veterinarian's office stock, in an amount not to exceed 5 days' worth of doses, if a patient has an emergency condition that the compounded drug is necessary to treat and the veterinarian cannot access, in a timely manner, the compounded drug through a compounding pharmacy.
Status:	03/02/2016 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health, Insurance, & Environment 03/17/2016 House Committee on Health, Insurance, & Environment Refer Amended to Finance 04/20/2016 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/22/2016 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 04/22/2016 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee 04/25/2016 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 04/25/2016 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy 04/27/2016 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/29/2016 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/29/2016 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee 05/02/2016 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments 05/03/2016 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 05/03/2016 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
Fiscal Notes Status:	Fiscal impact for this bill
Fiscal Notes:	Fiscal Note
Alerts: source:  http://www.statebillinfo.com/SBI/index.cfm?fuseaction=Public.Dossier&id=21916&pk=432&style=pinstripe