Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Health Professions

Board of Pharmacy

Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]

Action:

Implementation of legislation for pharmacists initiating treatment

General Information

Action Summary	Regulations set out listing of drugs and devices that may be initiated by a pharmacist for a patient over the age of 18, as well as the requirements to follow a protocol, notify a primary care provider, maintain patient records, and protect patient privacy.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	No, this action is subject to Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
RIS Project	Yes [006488]
Associated Mandates	Pharmacists initiating treatment
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
9074	Emergency/NOIRA	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/03/2021 and expires on 07/02/2022.
9242	Proposed	Secretary of Health and Human Resources review in progress.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Caroline Juran, RPh / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233-1463
Email Address:	caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-4456 FAX: (804)527-4472 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.