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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 537 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59772,"section_number":"2.2-3705.6","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; proprietary records and trade secrets","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77846,"section_number":"54.1-3400","catch_line":"Citation","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201543,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70519,"identifier":"32.1-331.12","token":"32.1\/10\/4\/32.1-331.12","url":"\/32.1-331.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-331.12\/","token":"32.1\/10\/4\/32.1-331.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-331.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Committee<\/span>” means the Medicaid Prior Authorization Advisory Committee<\/span> established pursuant to this article.\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Drug” shall have the same meaning, unless the context otherwise dictates or the Board<\/span> otherwise provides by regulation, as provided in the Drug Control Act (\u00a7 54.1-3400<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-331.12)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Committee” means the Medicaid Prior Authorization Advisory\nCommittee established pursuant to this article.\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Drug” shall have the same meaning, unless the context otherwise\ndictates or the Board otherwise provides by regulation, as provided in the Drug\nControl Act (\u00a7 54.1-3400 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 537.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}