2/23/2021 11:32 am 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
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Initial Agency Notice
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 | 02/23/2021 |
Petitioner | Leslie DuVal |
To require prescriptions for opioids to be valid for a shorter period of time than
the current 6-month expiration standard for all controlled substances.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of
Regulations and will be published on March 15, 2021. 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 April 14, 2021.
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 June 4, 2021, and the petitioner will be informed of the
Board's decision after that meeting.
Publication Date | 03/15/2021 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 04/14/2021 |