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The Board shall provide written notice of the suspension to the nonresident pharmacy at the address of record on file with the Board and to the resident-state licensing agency. The nonresident pharmacy may apply for reinstatement of the registration only after it has been reinstated by and holds a current and unrestricted license, certificate, permit, or registration as a pharmacy from the licensing agency in the jurisdiction where it is located. Such nonresident pharmacy shall be entitled to a hearing not later than the next regular meeting of the Board after the expiration of 60 days from the receipt of such application, and shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to summon witnesses to testify on its behalf.\n\t\tThe Board may summarily suspend the registration of any nonresident pharmacy without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing, if it finds that there is a substantial danger to the public health or safety that warrants such action. The Board may meet by telephone conference call when summarily suspending the registration if a good faith effort to assemble a quorum of the Board has failed and, in the judgment of a majority of the members of the Board, the continued dispensing by the nonresident pharmacy constitutes a substantial danger to the public health or safety. Institution of proceedings for a hearing shall be provided simultaneously with the summary suspension. The hearing shall be scheduled within a reasonable time of the date of the summary suspension. The Board may consider other information concerning possible violations of Virginia law at a hearing, if reasonable notice is given to such nonresident pharmacy of the information.\n\t\tA nonresident pharmacy with a suspended registration shall not ship, mail, or deliver any Schedule II through VI drugs into the Commonwealth unless reinstated by the Board.\n\t\tThe Board may refer complaints concerning nonresident pharmacies to the regulatory or licensing agency in the jurisdiction where the pharmacy is located. The Board may take other disciplinary action against a nonresident pharmacy in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3316 following notice and the opportunity for a hearing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":312810,"text":"The Board may deny, revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary actions against a nonresident pharmacy registration as provided for in \u00a7 54.1-3316.\n\t\tThe Board shall immediately suspend, without a hearing, the registration of any nonresident pharmacy upon receipt of documentation by the licensing agency in the jurisdiction where a nonresident pharmacy registered with the Board is located, that the nonresident pharmacy has had its license, certificate, permit, or registration as a pharmacy revoked or suspended by that agency and has not been reinstated, or if the Board has received notification from the licensing agency that the pharmacy in the resident state no longer holds a valid unexpired license, permit, certificate, or registration as a pharmacy. The Board shall provide written notice of the suspension to the nonresident pharmacy at the address of record on file with the Board and to the resident-state licensing agency. The nonresident pharmacy may apply for reinstatement of the registration only after it has been reinstated by and holds a current and unrestricted license, certificate, permit, or registration as a pharmacy from the licensing agency in the jurisdiction where it is located. Such nonresident pharmacy shall be entitled to a hearing not later than the next regular meeting of the Board after the expiration of 60 days from the receipt of such application, and shall have the right to be represented by counsel and to summon witnesses to testify on its behalf.\n\t\tThe Board may summarily suspend the registration of any nonresident pharmacy without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing, if it finds that there is a substantial danger to the public health or safety that warrants such action. The Board may meet by telephone conference call when summarily suspending the registration if a good faith effort to assemble a quorum of the Board has failed and, in the judgment of a majority of the members of the Board, the continued dispensing by the nonresident pharmacy constitutes a substantial danger to the public health or safety. Institution of proceedings for a hearing shall be provided simultaneously with the summary suspension. The hearing shall be scheduled within a reasonable time of the date of the summary suspension. The Board may consider other information concerning possible violations of Virginia law at a hearing, if reasonable notice is given to such nonresident pharmacy of the information.\n\t\tA nonresident pharmacy with a suspended registration shall not ship, mail, or deliver any Schedule II through VI drugs into the Commonwealth unless reinstated by the Board.\n\t\tThe Board may refer complaints concerning nonresident pharmacies to the regulatory or licensing agency in the jurisdiction where the pharmacy is located. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 270 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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, chapter 115<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 662<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 138<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65440,"section_number":"54.1-2400","catch_line":"General powers and duties of health regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2400\/"},{"id":54462,"section_number":"54.1-3316","catch_line":"Refusal; revocation; suspension and denial","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3316\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243483,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87354,"identifier":"54.1-3434.3","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2.1\/54.1-3434.3","url":"\/54.1-3434.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3434.3\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/2.1\/54.1-3434.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Denial, revocation, suspension of registration, summary proceedings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3434.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> may deny, revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary actions against a nonresident pharmacy registration as provided for in \u00a7 54.1-3316<\/a>.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall immediately suspend, without a hearing<\/span>, the registration of any nonresident pharmacy upon receipt of documentation by the licensing agency in the jurisdiction<\/span> where a nonresident pharmacy registered with the Board<\/span> is located, that the nonresident pharmacy has had its license, certificate, permit, or registration as a pharmacy revoked or suspended by that agency and has not been reinstated, or if the Board<\/span> has received notification from the licensing agency that the pharmacy in the resident state no longer holds a valid unexpired license, permit, certificate, or registration as a pharmacy. The Board<\/span> shall provide written notice of the suspension to the nonresident pharmacy at the address of record on file with the Board<\/span> and to the resident-state licensing agency. The nonresident pharmacy may apply for reinstatement of the registration only after it has been reinstated by and holds a current and unrestricted license, certificate, permit, or registration as a pharmacy from the licensing agency in the jurisdiction<\/span> where it is located. Such nonresident pharmacy shall be entitled to a hearing<\/span> not later than the next regular meeting of the Board<\/span> after the expiration of 60 days from the receipt of such application, and shall have the right to be represented by counsel<\/span> and to summon witnesses to testify on its behalf.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> may summarily suspend the registration of any nonresident pharmacy without a hearing<\/span>, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing<\/span>, if it finds that there is a substantial danger to the public health or safety that warrants such action. The Board<\/span> may meet by telephone conference call when summarily suspending the registration if a good faith effort to assemble a quorum of the Board<\/span> has failed and, in the judgment<\/span> of a majority of the members of the Board<\/span>, the continued dispensing<\/span> by the nonresident pharmacy constitutes a substantial danger to the public health or safety. Institution of proceedings for a hearing<\/span> shall be provided simultaneously with the summary suspension. The hearing<\/span> shall be scheduled within a reasonable time of the date of the summary suspension. The Board<\/span> may consider other information concerning possible violations of Virginia law<\/span> at a hearing<\/span>, if reasonable notice is given to such nonresident pharmacy of the information.\n\t\tA nonresident pharmacy with a suspended registration shall not ship, mail, or deliver<\/span> any Schedule II through VI drugs<\/span> into the Commonwealth unless reinstated by the Board<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Board<\/span> may refer complaints concerning nonresident pharmacies to the regulatory or licensing agency in the jurisdiction<\/span> where the pharmacy is located. The Board<\/span> may take other disciplinary action against a nonresident pharmacy in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 54.1-2400<\/a> and 54.1-3316<\/a> following notice and the opportunity for a hearing<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION, SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS (\u00a7\n54.1-3434.3)\n\nThe Board may deny, revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary actions against\na nonresident pharmacy registration as provided for in \u00a7 54.1-3316.\n\t\tThe Board shall immediately suspend, without a hearing, the registration of\nany nonresident pharmacy upon receipt of documentation by the licensing agency\nin the jurisdiction where a nonresident pharmacy registered with the Board is\nlocated, that the nonresident pharmacy has had its license, certificate, permit,\nor registration as a pharmacy revoked or suspended by that agency and has not\nbeen reinstated, or if the Board has received notification from the licensing\nagency that the pharmacy in the resident state no longer holds a valid unexpired\nlicense, permit, certificate, or registration as a pharmacy. The Board shall\nprovide written notice of the suspension to the nonresident pharmacy at the\naddress of record on file with the Board and to the resident-state licensing\nagency. The nonresident pharmacy may apply for reinstatement of the registration\nonly after it has been reinstated by and holds a current and unrestricted\nlicense, certificate, permit, or registration as a pharmacy from the licensing\nagency in the jurisdiction where it is located. Such nonresident pharmacy shall\nbe entitled to a hearing not later than the next regular meeting of the Board\nafter the expiration of 60 days from the receipt of such application, and shall\nhave the right to be represented by counsel and to summon witnesses to testify\non its behalf.\n\t\tThe Board may summarily suspend the registration of any nonresident pharmacy\nwithout a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a\nhearing, if it finds that there is a substantial danger to the public health or\nsafety that warrants such action. The Board may meet by telephone conference\ncall when summarily suspending the registration if a good faith effort to\nassemble a quorum of the Board has failed and, in the judgment of a majority of\nthe members of the Board, the continued dispensing by the nonresident pharmacy\nconstitutes a substantial danger to the public health or safety. Institution of\nproceedings for a hearing shall be provided simultaneously with the summary\nsuspension. The hearing shall be scheduled within a reasonable time of the date\nof the summary suspension. The Board may consider other information concerning\npossible violations of Virginia law at a hearing, if reasonable notice is given\nto such nonresident pharmacy of the information.\n\t\tA nonresident pharmacy with a suspended registration shall not ship, mail, or\ndeliver any Schedule II through VI drugs into the Commonwealth unless reinstated\nby the Board.\n\t\tThe Board may refer complaints concerning nonresident pharmacies to the\nregulatory or licensing agency in the jurisdiction where the pharmacy is\nlocated. The Board may take other disciplinary action against a nonresident\npharmacy in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3316 following notice and\nthe opportunity for a hearing.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 270; 2005, c. 115; 2007, c. 662; 2019, c. 138.","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}}