Department of Health Professions
Board of Medicine
Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine
[18 VAC 85 ‑ 21]
Public Petition for Rulemaking: Request to amend regulations pertaining to prescribing buprenorphine
CLOSED Opened on 6/2/2025 and Ended on 7/2/2025
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66 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Support for Expanded Buprenorphine Access | Debra O’Beirne, MD | 7/1/25 4:30 pm |
| Strongly Support | Fairfax-Falls Church CSB | 7/1/25 4:29 pm |
| Strongly Support | Lauren Schmitt, Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics | 7/1/25 10:05 am |
| I support this!! | Katrina McCurdy MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC | 6/30/25 6:32 pm |
| I support the amendment and related changes | Evan Jones, Cerebin.com | 6/30/25 11:16 am |
| I support this petition | Joe Klemmer | 6/28/25 1:51 pm |
| In favor of these changes! | Todd Rankin | 6/27/25 10:09 am |
| Support for the removal of non-evidence based guidelines for SU disorder treatment | Daria Akers | 6/25/25 8:13 pm |
| Support this Necessary Change | Andrew Scalise | 6/25/25 6:12 pm |
| Petition | Marlene Dolat, Aware Recovery Care | 6/25/25 9:12 am |
| Virginia regulation | Aware recovery Care | 6/25/25 9:12 am |
| I approve | Steven Guichelaar PMHNP-BC | 6/25/25 9:12 am |
| I support this!! | Laura Gabriel | 6/25/25 9:11 am |
| I am in favor! | Anjuli Jindal MD CSB | 6/16/25 3:15 pm |
| I support this! | Christiane Davenport, PMHNP, FNP | 6/14/25 10:47 pm |
| I support this amendment for the sake of our children and VA's future. | Breyana Hopkins | 6/11/25 7:26 pm |
| I support this. | Kate Gibson, DNP, RN, CPRS | 6/10/25 6:06 pm |
| In favor | Andrea Lake | 6/9/25 1:52 pm |
| I'm in favor | Jen Coppinger | 6/9/25 8:15 am |
| In Favor of Changes | Donald Gassaway, M.D. | 6/8/25 2:27 am |
| First Responders in Favor of Change | Dave Lindsay, Firefighter | 6/8/25 2:23 am |
| Strongly in favor of changes | Sheryl Link, RN | 6/8/25 2:17 am |
| Change the Age Limits, Broaden the Spectrum | Ann Raughton, RN | 6/8/25 2:14 am |
| Revise the Rules/Save Lives Now | Johnna Hayes, Paramedic | 6/8/25 2:08 am |
| Supporting immediate changes for the better | Paula Doolittle, RN | 6/8/25 2:04 am |
| Change and Upgrade Regulations ASAP | David Saliny, Paramedic | 6/8/25 2:01 am |
| Update and support changes | Michael Sanders, Radiologist | 6/8/25 1:56 am |
| Supporting changes | Robin Alexander, First Responder (Fireman) | 6/8/25 1:51 am |
| Yes, we need changes now! | Dr. Linda Chamblee, School Counselor | 6/8/25 1:49 am |
| Conversation between parents and teens | Anonymous (236886) | 6/6/25 6:07 pm |
| Teens don't always have the maturity to do a recovery program without medicines | AnneMoss Rogers | 6/6/25 4:23 pm |
| Support for Petition | Gary Hughes | 6/6/25 12:23 pm |
| Make Buprenorphine available for children with substance use disorder | MArk Horowitz Pharmacist | 6/6/25 9:56 am |
| Don't let our kids keep dying | Patricia Bell | 6/6/25 9:30 am |
| Change needed now! | Lauren Hughes | 6/6/25 8:38 am |
| Strongly Support Changes! | Ryan Yarrow | 6/6/25 7:43 am |
| please make these proposed evidence based changes -they are very much needed | Dr. Jonathan Snipes, MD Psychiatrist | 6/4/25 9:17 am |
| Highly recommended | Robert Glenn | 6/3/25 4:25 pm |
| Important changes necessary! | Rachel Kasperitis | 6/3/25 4:10 pm |
| Support for the petition to amend 18VAC85-21-150 and 18VAC85-21-160 | Shannon Garrett, FNP-C, CARN-AP | 6/3/25 12:53 pm |
| I support this! | Tucker Wrenn, Aware Recovery Care | 6/3/25 12:02 am |
| I strongly support these changes! This is A THUNDEROUS CRUSADE for CHANGE! SIGN NOW, SHAPE DESTINY! | Sean B. | 6/2/25 8:45 pm |
| Yes to Altering/Updating cHANGES | Jan Miller, Occupational Therapist | 6/2/25 8:12 pm |
| Supporting immediate changes as needed | Bill Carraway, Paramedic | 6/2/25 8:09 pm |
| Yes to changes | Linda Chamblee | 6/2/25 8:06 pm |
| Strongly supportive of changes | Lynn Potts | 6/2/25 8:04 pm |
| Support in favor of Changes | Don Boggs | 6/2/25 8:01 pm |
| Supporting immediate changes | Karla Bernard,Paramedic | 6/2/25 7:58 pm |
| Needed changes to save lives! | Aneta Brocato | 6/2/25 7:56 pm |
| Yes, we need changes now! | Barbie Griffon, Public Health Official | 6/2/25 7:53 pm |
| Yes make Changes/Update | Jill Snauser, RN | 6/2/25 7:50 pm |
| Strongly in favor of changes | Gayle W. Highland | 6/2/25 7:47 pm |
| Strongly endorse proposed changes to regulations | Masaru Nishiaoki, MD, FASAM, Virginia Society of Addiction Medicine | 6/2/25 4:58 pm |
| Support for children to get Suboxone | Bal K Sharma MDMS, MD Psychiatry Consultants | 6/2/25 2:13 pm |
| Supporting these important changes | Imran Pasha | 6/2/25 12:44 pm |
| I support this | Souhaila rtoubi | 6/2/25 12:39 pm |
| Support for Regulatory Change to Expand Access to Buprenorphine | Stephanie Gum | 6/2/25 11:47 am |
| Strongly support expanding | Cayli C. | 6/2/25 11:39 am |
| Buprenorphine access | H Siddiqi | 6/2/25 11:22 am |
| Buprenorphine prescribing | Mary G McMasters | 6/2/25 11:19 am |
| Strongly support these proposed changes. | Keith Grawert | 6/2/25 10:42 am |
| Proposed Change in Current Regulations | Greg Yarrow | 6/2/25 9:48 am |
| In support of saving lives | Carrie Grassi | 6/2/25 9:37 am |
| Strong support | Anonymous (236831) | 6/2/25 9:30 am |
| please make these proposed changes to save teen lives | Jackson Grawert | 6/2/25 9:24 am |
| Strongly in support of this proposed change | Lauren Grawert | 6/2/25 9:13 am |
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