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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 158<\/a> and 162<\/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 2 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 2012, chapters 21<\/a> and 71<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 72<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241405,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56473,"identifier":"54.1-2523.2","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2523.2","url":"\/54.1-2523.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2523.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2523.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2027) Authority to access database","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2523.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any prescriber<\/span> or dispenser<\/span> authorized to access the information in the possession<\/span> of the Prescription Monitoring Program pursuant to this chapter may, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Director<\/span> to implement the provisions of this section, delegate such authority to health care professionals who are (i) licensed, registered, or certified by a health regulatory board under the Department<\/span> of Health Professions or in another jurisdiction<\/span> and (ii) employed at the same facility and under the direct supervision of the prescriber<\/span> or dispenser<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027) AUTHORITY TO ACCESS DATABASE (\u00a7 54.1-2523.2)\n\nAny prescriber or dispenser authorized to access the information in the\npossession of the Prescription Monitoring Program pursuant to this chapter may,\npursuant to regulations promulgated by the Director to implement the provisions\nof this section, delegate such authority to health care professionals who are\n(i) licensed, registered, or certified by a health regulatory board under the\nDepartment of Health Professions or in another jurisdiction and (ii) employed at\nthe same facility and under the direct supervision of the prescriber or\ndispenser.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 158, 162; 2012, cc. 21, 71; 2014, c. 72.","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}}