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Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
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Board of Pharmacy
 
Guidance Document Change: Guidance on Emergency Medical Services Drug Kits
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10/25/21  9:56 am
Commenter: Anonymous

Storage of IV solutions in facility
 

From the document:

"If (intravenous) solutions must be stored within the EMS facility, the agency must first obtain a CSR for the purpose of storing these solutions in the EMS facility at the address on the application."

Unclear why IV solutions would be specifically called out to address in-station storage when there is a long list of regulated medical equipment (such as needles, IV catheters etc) that require similar protections for secure storage. Additionally, requiring a separate CSR for the sole purpose of storing these medical supplies creates a high regulatory burden for larger EMS agencies with multiple stations under a single agency umbrella. 

 

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