PETS Act
Sponsored By: Representative Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]
Introduced
Summary
Brings veterinarians into PDMP reporting rules. This bill would add veterinarians to the legal definition of "dispenser" so they must follow state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) reporting and would require reporting of non‑fatal overdoses within 72 hours.
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- Veterinarians: Would be treated as dispensers and required to check and report to state PDMPs when they prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
- Pet owners and caretakers: In states that adopt the new carve‑out, PDMP entries for certain veterinary patients would record the owner or primary caretaker instead of the veterinary patient.
- Prescribers and pharmacists: Any prescribing or dispensing practitioner who intervenes in a non‑fatal overdose would have to report that event to the PDMP no later than 72 hours after the event. The bill also replaces some permissive PDMP rules with mandatory ones, increasing reporting requirements.
- State PDMPs: Would need to incorporate veterinarian reporting and new overdose-reporting timelines while using the owner‑information option where allowed.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
New overdose reporting for prescribers
If enacted, the bill would require any prescribing or dispensing practitioner, or their designee, to report non-fatal overdoses they treated to the state's prescription drug monitoring program. The report would need to be submitted no later than 72 hours after the overdose event. This would add a quick reporting duty for prescribers and dispensers and could help public health officials detect overdose trends sooner.
New PDMP rules for veterinarians
If enacted, the bill would make veterinarians subject to state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) rules. Veterinarians would need to consult the PDMP before prescribing controlled drugs and report dispensing like other prescribers. The bill would let a State block reporting when the patient is a minor veterinary patient, but in that case the veterinarian would report the owner or primary caretaker instead of the animal. The bill also states Congress's view that veterinarians must follow PDMP rules regardless of State law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]
FL • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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