                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (§ 54.1-2521)

A. The failure by any person subject to the reporting requirements set forth in
this section and the Department&#8217;s regulations to report the dispensing of
covered substances shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the
relevant health regulatory board.

B. Upon dispensing a covered substance, a dispenser of such covered substance
shall report the following information:

   1. The recipient&#8217;s name and address.

   2. The recipient&#8217;s date of birth.

   3. The covered substance that was dispensed to the recipient, which, in the
   case of a cannabis product, shall be listed as the primary cannabinoid of such
   cannabis product.

   4. The quantity of the covered substance that was dispensed.

   5. The date of the dispensing.

   6. The prescriber&#8217;s identifier number and, in cases in which the covered
   substance is a cannabis product, the product&#8217;s national drug code and
   the expiration date of the written certification.

   7. The dispenser&#8217;s identifier number.

   8. The method of payment for the prescription.

   9. Any other non-clinical information that is designated by the Director as
   necessary for the implementation of this chapter in accordance with the
   Department&#8217;s regulations.

   10. Any other information specified in regulations promulgated by the Director
   as required in order for the Prescription Monitoring Program to be eligible to
   receive federal funds.

C. Except as provided in subdivision 6 of &#xA7; 54.1-2522, in cases where the
ultimate user of a covered substance is an animal, the dispenser shall report
the relevant information required by subsection B for the owner of the animal.

D. The reports required herein shall be made to the Department or its agent
within 24 hours or the dispenser&#8217;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 Department&#8217;s regulations.

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.