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Each notice posted or mailed pursuant to this section shall indicate the date of such closing, if available, and the name of the pharmacy to which prescriptions and other required prescription dispensing records and individual patient records will be transferred unless patients indicate their preference to the contrary. The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate regulations providing for a definition of “closing of a pharmacy” and exceptions to the requirements of this section.B\n\nUpon any change of ownership of a pharmacy, regardless of how such change may be effectuated, the prescription dispensing records and other patient records for at least two years immediately prior to the change of ownership, shall be transferred, in accordance with Board regulations, to the new owner in a manner to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of the pharmacy’s prescription dispensing records and other patient records and the continuity of pharmacy services at substantially the same level as that offered by the previous owner.\n\t\t\tRefusing to process a request for the prescription dispensing records and other patient records tendered in accordance with law or regulation shall constitute a closing and the requirements of this section shall apply. Such refusal may constitute a violation of § 54.1-111 A 9, depending on the circumstance.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":265795,"text":"Prior to the closing of a pharmacy for more than one week, the owner shall either (i) post a conspicuous notice at least thirty days prior to the anticipated closing or (ii) mail a notice, at least fourteen days prior to the anticipated closing, to every current pharmacy customer having refill authority. Each notice posted or mailed pursuant to this section shall indicate the date of such closing, if available, and the name of the pharmacy to which prescriptions and other required prescription dispensing records and individual patient records will be transferred unless patients indicate their preference to the contrary. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 667 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1994, chapter 668<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 470<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70430,"section_number":"54.1-111","catch_line":"Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-111\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243453,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73909,"identifier":"54.1-3434.01","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.01","url":"\/54.1-3434.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3434.01\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2\/54.1-3434.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of pharmacy closing; change of ownership; penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3434.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Prior to the closing of a pharmacy for more than one week, the owner shall either (i) post a conspicuous notice at least thirty days prior to the anticipated closing or (ii) mail a notice, at least fourteen days prior to the anticipated closing, to every current pharmacy customer having refill authority. Each notice posted or mailed pursuant to this section shall indicate the date of such closing, if available, and the name of the pharmacy to which prescriptions<\/span> and other required prescription<\/span> dispensing<\/span> records and individual patient records will be transferred unless patients indicate their preference to the contrary. The Board<\/span> of Pharmacy shall promulgate regulations providing for a definition of “closing of a pharmacy” and exceptions to the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon any change of ownership<\/span> of a pharmacy, regardless of how such change may be effectuated, the prescription<\/span> dispensing<\/span> records and other patient records for at least two years immediately prior to the change of ownership<\/span>, shall be transferred, in accordance with Board<\/span> regulations, to the new owner in a manner to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of the pharmacy’s prescription<\/span> dispensing<\/span> records and other patient records and the continuity of pharmacy services at substantially the same level as that offered by the previous owner.\n\t\t\tRefusing to process a request for the prescription<\/span> dispensing<\/span> records and other patient records tendered in accordance with law<\/span> or regulation shall constitute a closing and the requirements of this section shall apply. Such refusal may constitute a violation of § 54.1-111<\/a> A 9, depending on the circumstance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF PHARMACY CLOSING; CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP; PENALTY (\u00a7 54.1-3434.01)\n\nA. Prior to the closing of a pharmacy for more than one week, the owner shall\neither (i) post a conspicuous notice at least thirty days prior to the\nanticipated closing or (ii) mail a notice, at least fourteen days prior to the\nanticipated closing, to every current pharmacy customer having refill authority.\nEach notice posted or mailed pursuant to this section shall indicate the date of\nsuch closing, if available, and the name of the pharmacy to which prescriptions\nand other required prescription dispensing records and individual patient\nrecords will be transferred unless patients indicate their preference to the\ncontrary. The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate regulations providing for a\ndefinition of “closing of a pharmacy” and exceptions to the\nrequirements of this section.\n\nB. Upon any change of ownership of a pharmacy, regardless of how such change may\nbe effectuated, the prescription dispensing records and other patient records\nfor at least two years immediately prior to the change of ownership, shall be\ntransferred, in accordance with Board regulations, to the new owner in a manner\nto ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of the pharmacy’s\nprescription dispensing records and other patient records and the continuity of\npharmacy services at substantially the same level as that offered by the\nprevious owner.\n\t\t\tRefusing to process a request for the prescription dispensing records and\nother patient records tendered in accordance with law or regulation shall\nconstitute a closing and the requirements of this section shall apply. Such\nrefusal may constitute a violation of § 54.1-111 A 9, depending on the\ncircumstance.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 667; 1994, c. 668; 1998, c. 470.","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}}