3/29/2018 1:57 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Pharmacy |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Caroline Juran, RPh Executive Director (804)367-4456 caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 110 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapters 33 and 34 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 02/02/2018 |
Petitioner | Judy Lifland Dietrick |
To amend the requirement for retention of records beyond two years, to include records
of vaccine administration
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of
Regulations and will be published on March 5, 2018. Comment on the petition may be
sent by email, regular mail or posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov;
comment will be requested until March 27, 2018.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the Board
will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language in Regulations
Governing the Practice of Pharmacy. This matter will be on the Board's agenda for
its meeting scheduled for March 29, 2018.
Publication Date | 03/05/2018 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 03/27/2018 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 03/29/2018 |
The petition was published March 5, 2018 with comment requested until March 27, 2018. At
its meeting on March 29, 2018, the Board considered the petition and public comment
in support and in opposition. The Board concluded that it will not take action to
amend its regulations. However, the Board has referred the matter to its Regulation
Committee for further study of the Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS)
to determine what would be involved in requiring all practitioners who administer
immunizations to report to the VIIS database.