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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 737 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 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 1996, chapter 408<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 677<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 320<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 504<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72064,"section_number":"54.1-3300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3300\/"},{"id":59669,"section_number":"54.1-3401","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3401\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243513,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69203,"identifier":"54.1-3435.2","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/3\/54.1-3435.2","url":"\/54.1-3435.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3435.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/3\/54.1-3435.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permit to act as medical equipment supplier; storage; limitation; regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3435.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter or Chapter 33 (§ 54.1-3300<\/a> et seq.) of this title, it shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to act as a medical equipment supplier<\/span>, as defined in § 54.1-3401<\/a>, in this Commonwealth without a valid unrevoked permit issued by the Board<\/span>. The applicant for a permit to act as a medical equipment supplier<\/span> in this Commonwealth shall apply to the Board<\/span> for a permit, using such form as the Board<\/span> may furnish; renew such permit, if granted, annually on a date determined by the Board<\/span> in regulation; and remit a fee as determined by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Prescription drugs<\/span> received, stored, and distributed by authority of this section shall be limited to those Schedule VI controlled substances<\/span> with no medicinal properties which are used for the operation and cleaning of medical equipment, solutions for peritoneal dialysis, and sterile water and saline for irrigation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Distribution of any Schedule VI drug<\/span> or device<\/span> or of any hypodermic needle or syringe, or medicinal oxygen by authority of this section is limited to delivery<\/span> to the ultimate user upon lawful order<\/span> by a prescriber<\/span> authorized to prescribe such drugs and devices<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may promulgate such regulations relating to the storage, handling, and distribution of prescription drugs<\/span>, devices<\/span> and controlled paraphernalia by medical equipment suppliers<\/span> as it deems necessary to implement this section, to prevent diversion<\/span> of prescription drugs<\/span> and devices<\/span> and controlled paraphernalia, and to protect the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMIT TO ACT AS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER; STORAGE; LIMITATION; REGULATIONS\n(\u00a7 54.1-3435.2)\n\nA. Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter or Chapter 33 (§ 54.1-3300\net seq.) of this title, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as a medical\nequipment supplier, as defined in § 54.1-3401, in this Commonwealth without\na valid unrevoked permit issued by the Board. The applicant for a permit to act\nas a medical equipment supplier in this Commonwealth shall apply to the Board\nfor a permit, using such form as the Board may furnish; renew such permit, if\ngranted, annually on a date determined by the Board in regulation; and remit a\nfee as determined by the Board.\n\nB. Prescription drugs received, stored, and distributed by authority of this\nsection shall be limited to those Schedule VI controlled substances with no\nmedicinal properties which are used for the operation and cleaning of medical\nequipment, solutions for peritoneal dialysis, and sterile water and saline for\nirrigation.\n\nC. Distribution of any Schedule VI drug or device or of any hypodermic needle or\nsyringe, or medicinal oxygen by authority of this section is limited to delivery\nto the ultimate user upon lawful order by a prescriber authorized to prescribe\nsuch drugs and devices.\n\nD. The Board may promulgate such regulations relating to the storage, handling,\nand distribution of prescription drugs, devices and controlled paraphernalia by\nmedical equipment suppliers as it deems necessary to implement this section, to\nprevent diversion of prescription drugs and devices and controlled\nparaphernalia, and to protect the public.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 737; 1996, c. 408; 1997, c. 677; 2008, c. 320; 2013, c. 504.","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}}