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Petition Information
Petition Title Petition to remove requirement to include patient care team physician's name on prescriptions for Schedule II-V drugs
Date Filed 5/12/2023    [Transmittal Sheet]
Petitioner Jonathan Williams/Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants 
Petitioner's Request

The petitioners request that the Board amend 18VAC85-50-160(A) to remove the requirement that the patient care team physician’s name be included on any prescription for Schedule II-V drugs.  

 
Agency's Plan

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on June 5, 2023. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on June 5, 2023, and will close on July 5, 2023. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for August 4, 2023. The petitioners will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting.

 
Comment Period Began 6/5/2023    Ended 7/5/2023
186 comments
Virginia Register Announcement Submitted on 5/12/2023
 
The Virginia Register of Regulations
 
Published on: 6/5/2023     Volume: 39  Issue: 21
Agency Decision Initiate a regulatory change [Transmittal Sheet]    
Response Date 8/4/2023
Decision Publication Date Published on: 8/28/2023     Volume: 40  Issue: 1
Agency Decision Summary

The Board of Medicine will amend 18VAC85-50-160(A) to remove the requirement that the patient care team physician’s name be included on any prescription for Schedule II-V drugs. 

Associated regulatory action Removal of patient care team physician or podiatrist name from prescriptions issued by physician assistants
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Contact Information
Name / Title: Jennifer Deschenes  / Acting Executive Director
Address: 9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 300
Henrico, 23233
Email Address: jennifer.deschenes@dhp.virginia.gov
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