H.R. 8983

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8983 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8983

To increase compliance with PDMP requirements by veterinarians, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2026

Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To increase compliance with PDMP requirements by veterinarians, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Practitioner Enforcement and 
Tracking of Substances Act'' or the ``PETS Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING COMPLIANCE WITH PDMP REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Increasing Compliance by Veterinarians.--
(1) In general.--Section 399O(h)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-3(h)(1)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Nothing in this section'' and 
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Except as specified in paragraph (2), 
nothing in this section''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Veterinary patients.--
``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
with respect to the authority of a State to prohibit 
reporting to the PDMP of the dispensing of a controlled 
substance to a minor patient, if--
``(i) the prescribing or dispensing 
practitioner is a veterinarian licensed in such 
State; and
``(ii) the patient to whom the controlled 
substance is prescribed or dispensed is a 
veterinary patient.
``(B) Information to be reported.--A veterinarian 
described in subparagraph (A) shall report to the PDMP, 
in lieu of information required under this section 
relating to the veterinary patient involved, such 
information relating to the owner or primary caretaker 
of the veterinary patient.''.
(2) Definition of dispenser.--Section 399O(k)(3) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-3(k)(3)) is amended 
by striking ``physician,'' and inserting ``physician, 
veterinarian,''.
(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
notwithstanding State law, a veterinarian is required to comply 
with the requirements of section 399O of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-3) with respect to consulting the 
PDMP (as defined in section 399O(k) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-3(k))) prior to prescribing any 
controlled substance, and reporting any dispensing of a 
controlled substance to the PDMP to the same extent as any 
other practitioner (as defined in subsection (k) of such 
section) is required to comply with such requirements.
(b) Reporting of Non-Fatal Overdoses.--Section 399O(b) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-3(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) the reporting to the PDMP by each prescribing or 
dispensing practitioner, or their designee, of any instance of 
a non-fatal overdose event that required intervention by such 
practitioner (or designee), not later than 72 hours after such 
overdose event occurred.''.
(c) Drug Misuse and Abuse.--Section 399O(c)(2) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-3(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``may'' and 
inserting ``shall''.
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