Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Health Professions

Department of Health Professions

Regulations Governing the Prescription Monitoring Program [18 VAC 76 ‑ 20]

Action:

Updating reporting format and additional data elements

General Information

Action Summary	The proposed regulatory action will update the required version for reporting data electronically to the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and include several new data elements in the report that have been identified as useful in tracking information and providing prescriber feedback reports. The intent of the regulatory action is to make the PMP an even more useful tool in the efforts against prescription drug abuse in the Commonwealth.
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 [004370]
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
7207	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 12/16/2015.
7447	Proposed	Stage complete. Comment period ended 09/23/2016.
7733	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/25/2017.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Ralph Orr / Program Manager
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233-1463
Email Address:	ralph.orr@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-4523 FAX: (804)527-4470

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.