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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 481<\/a> 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. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2005, chapters 637<\/a> and 678<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 664<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 410<\/a> and 568<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 185<\/a> and 379<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77566,"section_number":"32.1-276.6","catch_line":"Patient level data system continued; reporting requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.6\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":56919,"section_number":"54.1-2523","catch_line":"Confidentiality of data; disclosure of information; discretionary authority of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2523\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241377,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55075,"identifier":"54.1-2520","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2520","url":"\/54.1-2520\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2520\/","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2520","dublin_core":{"Title":"Program establishment; Director’s regulatory authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2520","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall establish, maintain, and administer<\/span> an electronic system to monitor the dispensing of covered substances<\/span> to be known as the Prescription Monitoring Program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span>, after consultation with relevant health regulatory boards<\/span>, shall promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.), such regulations as are necessary to implement the prescription monitoring program as provided in this chapter, including, but not limited to, the establishment of criteria for granting waivers<\/span> of the reporting requirements set forth in § 54.1-2521<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Director<\/span> may enter into contracts<\/span> as may be necessary for the implementation and maintenance of the Prescription Monitoring Program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall provide dispensers<\/span> with a basic file layout to enable electronic transmission of the information required in this chapter. For those dispensers<\/span> unable to transmit the required information electronically, the Director<\/span> shall provide an alternative means of data transmission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall also establish an advisory committee within the Department<\/span> to assist in the implementation and evaluation of the Prescription Monitoring Program. Such advisory committee shall provide guidance to the Director<\/span> regarding information disclosed pursuant to subdivision C 9 of § 54.1-2523<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT; DIRECTOR’S REGULATORY AUTHORITY (\u00a7 54.1-2520)\n\nA. The Director shall establish, maintain, and administer an electronic system\nto monitor the dispensing of covered substances to be known as the Prescription\nMonitoring Program.\n\nB. The Director, after consultation with relevant health regulatory boards,\nshall promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative\nProcess Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), such regulations as are necessary to\nimplement the prescription monitoring program as provided in this chapter,\nincluding, but not limited to, the establishment of criteria for granting\nwaivers of the reporting requirements set forth in § 54.1-2521.\n\nC. The Director may enter into contracts as may be necessary for the\nimplementation and maintenance of the Prescription Monitoring Program.\n\nD. The Director shall provide dispensers with a basic file layout to enable\nelectronic transmission of the information required in this chapter. For those\ndispensers unable to transmit the required information electronically, the\nDirector shall provide an alternative means of data transmission.\n\nE. The Director shall also establish an advisory committee within the Department\nto assist in the implementation and evaluation of the Prescription Monitoring\nProgram. Such advisory committee shall provide guidance to the Director\nregarding information disclosed pursuant to subdivision C 9 of § 54.1-2523.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 481; 2005, cc. 637, 678; 2014, c. 664; 2016, cc. 410, 568;\n2018, cc. 185, 379.","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}}