Public Act 0223 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1827 Enrolled LRB099 06998 HAF 27080 b

Public Act 099-0223

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 is amended by adding Section 19.2 as follows:

(225 ILCS 115/19.2 new)

Sec. 19.2. Patient requests for prescriptions. Veterinarians shall honor a client's request for a prescription in lieu of dispensing a drug when a veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists and the veterinarian has determined that the drug is medically necessary.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/31/2015