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Facilities in which only one practitioner of the healing arts is licensed by the Board to sell controlled substances shall be exempt from fees associated with obtaining and renewing such permit.C\n\nThe Board of Pharmacy may issue a limited-use license for the purpose of dispensing Schedule VI controlled substances, excluding the combination of misoprostol and methotrexate, and hypodermic syringes and needles for the administration of prescribed controlled substances to a doctor of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatry, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant, provided that such limited-use licensee is practicing at a nonprofit facility. Such facility shall obtain a limited-use permit from the Board and comply with regulations for such a permit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249525,"text":"The Board of Pharmacy shall have the authority to license and regulate the dispensing of controlled substances by practitioners of the healing arts. 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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 904 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1989, chapter 510; in 2015, chapter 117<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 609<\/a> and 610<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62965,"section_number":"54.1-2926","catch_line":"Powers of Board with respect to practitioners licensed to practice pharmacy","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2926\/"},{"id":68342,"section_number":"54.1-3302","catch_line":"Restrictions on practitioners of the healing arts","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3302\/"},{"id":84268,"section_number":"54.1-3410.2","catch_line":"Compounding; pharmacists' authority to compound under certain conditions; labeling and record maintenance requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3410.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68921,"identifier":"54.1-3304.1","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/1\/54.1-3304.1","url":"\/54.1-3304.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3304.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/33\/1\/54.1-3304.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to license and regulate practitioners; permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3304.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Pharmacy<\/span> shall have the authority to license and regulate the dispensing of controlled substances by practitioners of the healing arts. Except as prescribed in this chapter or by Board<\/span> regulations, it shall be unlawful for any practitioner of the healing arts to dispense<\/span> controlled substances within the Commonwealth unless licensed by the Board<\/span> to sell controlled substances. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Facilities from which practitioners of the healing arts dispense<\/span> controlled substances shall obtain a permit from the Board<\/span> and comply with the regulations for practitioners of the healing arts to sell controlled substances. Facilities in which only one practitioner of the healing arts is licensed by the Board<\/span> to sell controlled substances shall be exempt from fees associated with obtaining and renewing such permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Pharmacy<\/span> may issue<\/span> a limited-use license for the purpose of dispensing Schedule VI controlled substances, excluding the combination of misoprostol and methotrexate, and hypodermic syringes and needles for the administration of prescribed controlled substances to a doctor of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatry, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant, provided that such limited-use licensee is practicing at a nonprofit facility. Such facility shall obtain a limited-use permit from the Board<\/span> and comply with regulations for such a permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO LICENSE AND REGULATE PRACTITIONERS; PERMITS (\u00a7 54.1-3304.1)\n\nA. The Board of Pharmacy shall have the authority to license and regulate the\ndispensing of controlled substances by practitioners of the healing arts. Except\nas prescribed in this chapter or by Board regulations, it shall be unlawful for\nany practitioner of the healing arts to dispense controlled substances within\nthe Commonwealth unless licensed by the Board to sell controlled substances.\n\nB. Facilities from which practitioners of the healing arts dispense controlled\nsubstances shall obtain a permit from the Board and comply with the regulations\nfor practitioners of the healing arts to sell controlled substances. Facilities\nin which only one practitioner of the healing arts is licensed by the Board to\nsell controlled substances shall be exempt from fees associated with obtaining\nand renewing such permit.\n\nC. The Board of Pharmacy may issue a limited-use license for the purpose of\ndispensing Schedule VI controlled substances, excluding the combination of\nmisoprostol and methotrexate, and hypodermic syringes and needles for the\nadministration of prescribed controlled substances to a doctor of medicine,\nosteopathic medicine, or podiatry, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a\nphysician assistant, provided that such limited-use licensee is practicing at a\nnonprofit facility. Such facility shall obtain a limited-use permit from the\nBoard and comply with regulations for such a permit.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 904, \u00a7 54-524.34:2; 1989, c. 510; 2015, c. 117; 2020, cc.\n609, 610; 2023, c. 183.","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}}