AUTHORITY TO DISPENSE DRUGS PRESCRIBED BY ANOTHER VETERINARIAN IN EMERGENCY

(a) A veterinarian may dispense a drug, other than a controlled substance, prescribed by another veterinarian, including a veterinarian licensed in another state, if: (1) failure to dispense the drug could interrupt a therapeutic regimen or cause a patient to suffer; (2) the prescribing veterinarian informs the dispensing veterinarian that the drug is appropriate and necessary for the animal; (3) the quantity of the dispensed drug does not exceed a five-day supply for each animal annually; (4) the annual total of dosage units of drugs dispensed under this subsection is not more than five percent of the total dosage units of drugs the veterinarian dispenses in a year; and (5) the veterinarian maintains records of dispensing activities under this section consistent with board rules. (b) A veterinarian does not violate Section 801.402 by ordering a prescription drug in compliance with this section for the treatment of an animal without first establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship. (c) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.