                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) REPORTING EXEMPTIONS (§ 54.1-2522)

The dispensing of covered substances under the following circumstances shall be
exempt from the reporting requirements set forth in § 54.1-2521:

1. Dispensing of manufacturers&#8217; samples of such covered substances or of
covered substances dispensed pursuant to an indigent patient program offered by
a pharmaceutical manufacturer.

2. Dispensing of covered substances by a practitioner of the healing arts to his
patient in a bona fide medical emergency or when pharmaceutical services are not
available.

3. Administering of covered substances.
			Dispensing of covered substances to inpatients in hospitals or nursing
facilities licensed by the Board of Health or facilities that are otherwise
authorized by law to operate as hospitals or nursing homes in the Commonwealth.

5. Dispensing of covered substances to inpatients in hospices licensed by the
Board of Health.

6. Dispensing of covered substances by veterinarians to animals within the usual
course of their professional practice for a course of treatment to last seven
days or less or if such covered substance is feline buprenorphine or canine
butorphanol.

7. Dispensing of covered substances as otherwise provided in the
Department&#8217;s regulations.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 481; 2018, c. 772; 2019, c. 686; 2025, c. 298.