// STATE LEGISLATION TRACKER
Massachusetts HD 4096: An Act relative to animal telehealth
โ๏ธ NEUTRAL for peptide users
๐ค NONE user impact
๐ Status: In committee
- State
- Massachusetts
- Bill
- HD 4096
- Session
- 194th
- Filed
- 2025-02-27
- Read the bill
- OpenStates โ
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-05
Plain-English Summary
This bill is about veterinary telehealth for animal patients, not human medicine. Based on the title, subject, and available bill text, it does not appear to change access to compounded peptides, off-label prescribing, telehealth care for people, NP or naturopathic scope, or FDA 503A/503B compounding.
Key Points
- No direct impact on human peptide users or clinicians
- Applies to veterinary telehealth and animal patients
- Does not appear to regulate compounded peptides
- Does not change NP, naturopathic, or physician prescribing scope
- Veterinary controlled-substance limits do not apply to human peptide care
What to Watch For
Note
The bill is animal-health focused, so peptide patients should not treat it as a human telehealth bill.
Note
Any drug-prescribing limits appear tied to veterinary care, not human off-label peptide prescribing.
Note
No apparent change to 503A pharmacy or 503B outsourcing facility rules for human peptides.
Where the Bill Stands
The bill was referred to committee, with Senate concurrence on that referral rather than final passage.
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