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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64843</law_id><section_number>54.1-2521</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Reporting requirements</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>54.1-2522</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="25.2">Prescription Monitoring Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The failure by any person subject to the reporting requirements set forth in this section and the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s regulations to report the dispensing of <span class="dictionary">covered substances</span> shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the <span class="dictionary">relevant health regulatory board</span>. <a id="paragraph-235968" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Upon dispensing a <span class="dictionary">covered substance</span>, a <span class="dictionary">dispenser</span> of such <span class="dictionary">covered substance</span> shall report the following information: <a id="paragraph-235969" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The <span class="dictionary">recipient</span>&#x2019;s name and address. <a id="paragraph-235970" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The <span class="dictionary">recipient</span>&#x2019;s date of birth. <a id="paragraph-235971" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The <span class="dictionary">covered substance</span> that was dispensed to the <span class="dictionary">recipient</span>, which, in the case of a cannabis product, shall be listed as the primary cannabinoid of such cannabis product. <a id="paragraph-235972" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The quantity of the <span class="dictionary">covered substance</span> that was dispensed. <a id="paragraph-235973" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The date of the dispensing. <a id="paragraph-235974" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> The <span class="dictionary">prescriber</span>&#x2019;s identifier number and, in cases in which the <span class="dictionary">covered substance</span> is a cannabis product, the product&#x2019;s national drug code and the expiration date of the written certification. <a id="paragraph-235975" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> The <span class="dictionary">dispenser</span>&#x2019;s identifier number. <a id="paragraph-235976" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> The method of payment for the prescription. <a id="paragraph-235977" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B9" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> Any other non-clinical information that is designated by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> as necessary for the implementation of this chapter in accordance with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s regulations. <a id="paragraph-235978" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B10" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Any other information specified in regulations promulgated by the <span class="dictionary">Director</span> as required in <span class="dictionary">order</span> for the Prescription Monitoring Program to be eligible to receive federal funds. <a id="paragraph-235979" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#B10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Except as provided in subdivision 6 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Reporting exemptions" href="/54.1-2522/">54.1-2522</a>, in cases where the ultimate user of a <span class="dictionary">covered substance</span> is an animal, the <span class="dictionary">dispenser</span> shall report the relevant information required by subsection B for the owner of the animal. <a id="paragraph-235980" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The reports required herein shall be made to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or its agent within 24 hours or the <span class="dictionary">dispenser</span>&#x2019;s next business day, whichever comes later, and shall be made and transmitted in such manner and format and according to the standards and schedule established in the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>&#x2019;s regulations. <a id="paragraph-235981" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-2521/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2002, c. 481; 2006, c. 167; 2012, cc. 21, 71; 2016, c. 309; 2018, cc. 567, 772; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 227, 228; 2023, c. 799; 2025, c. 298.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
