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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85801</law_id><section_number>54.1-3434.5</section_number><catch_line>Nonresident outsourcing facilities to register with the Board</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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="34">Drug Control Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2.1">Registration of Nonresident Pharmacies</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> located outside the Commonwealth that ships, mails, or <span class="dictionary">delivers</span> in any manner Schedule II through VI <span class="dictionary">drugs</span> or <span class="dictionary">devices</span> into the Commonwealth shall be considered a nonresident <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> and shall be registered with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-307269" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3434.5/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Applications for registration to act as a non-resident <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> shall be made on a form provided by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and signed by a pharmacist who is licensed as a pharmacist in Virginia and who is in full and actual charge of the <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span>, is fully engaged in the <span class="dictionary">compounding</span> performed at the location stated on the application, and is fully responsible for the <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span>&#x2019;s compliance with state and federal <span class="dictionary">law</span> and regulations. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee determined by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> in regulation. All registrations shall expire annually on a date determined by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> in regulation. <a id="paragraph-307270" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3434.5/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> As a prerequisite to registering or renewing a registration with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, the <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> shall (i) register as an <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> with the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in accordance with 21 U.S.C. &#xA7; 353b and (ii) submit a copy of a current inspection report resulting from an inspection conducted by the U.S. Food and <span class="dictionary">Drug</span> Administration that indicates compliance with the requirements of state and federal <span class="dictionary">law</span> and regulations, including all applicable guidance documents and Current Good Manufacturing Practices published by the U.S. Food and <span class="dictionary">Drug</span> Administration.
			The inspection report required pursuant to clause (ii) shall be deemed current for the purposes of this section if the inspection was conducted (a) no more than one year prior to the date of submission of an application for registration with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> or (b) no more than two years prior to the date of submission of an application for renewal of a registration with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. However, if the <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> has not been inspected by the U.S. Food and <span class="dictionary">Drug</span> Administration within the required period, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may accept an inspection report or other documentation from another entity that is satisfactory to the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, or the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may cause an inspection to be conducted by its duly authorized <span class="dictionary">agent</span> and may charge an inspection fee in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the inspection. <a id="paragraph-307271" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3434.5/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> A nonresident <span class="dictionary">outsourcing facility</span> shall not engage in <span class="dictionary">compounding</span> of <span class="dictionary">drug products</span> to be dispensed pursuant to a valid <span class="dictionary">prescription</span> for a specific patient without first obtaining a registration to operate a nonresident pharmacy. The nonresident pharmacy shall comply with all state and federal <span class="dictionary">laws</span>, regulations, and requirements except &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Compounding; pharmacists' authority to compound under certain conditions; labeling and record maintenance requirements" href="/54.1-3410.2/">54.1-3410.2</a>. <a id="paragraph-307272" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3434.5/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2015, c. 300.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
