VET-PRESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS

Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a Schedule II controlled substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to a 5-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that a veterinarian licensed under the Act shall limit the initial amount dispensed of a benzodiazepine to a 14-day supply at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit. Provides that for the treatment of an animal with a chronic condition that requires the long-term use of a Schedule II controlled substance or a benzodiazepine, after the initial 5-day or 14-day period, the licensed veterinarian may dispense not more that a 30-day supply at one time at a dosage clinically appropriate for the animal being treated. Provides that a prescription that is filled at a pharmacy is not subject to this limit.