                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION; DISCIPLINARY ACTION AUTHORIZED; PENALTIES
(§ 54.1-2525)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person having access to the confidential
information in the possession of the program or any data or reports produced by
the program to disclose such confidential information except as provided in this
chapter. Any person having access to the confidential information in the
possession of the program or any data or reports produced by the program who
discloses such confidential information in violation of this chapter shall be
guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor upon conviction.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person who lawfully receives confidential
information from the Prescription Monitoring Program to redisclose or use such
confidential information in any way other than the authorized purpose for which
the request was made. Any person who lawfully receives information from the
Prescription Monitoring Program and discloses such confidential information in
violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor upon
conviction.

C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit (i) a person who prescribes or
dispenses a covered substance to a recipient required to be reported to the
program from redisclosing information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring
Program to another prescriber or dispenser who has responsibility for treating
the recipient or (ii) a person who prescribes a covered substance from placing
information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring Program in the
recipient&#8217;s medical record.

D. Information obtained from the Prescription Monitoring Program pursuant to
subdivision B 7 of &#xA7; 32.1-372 shall become part of the patient&#8217;s
medical record.

E. Unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information received from the
Prescription Monitoring Program shall also be grounds for disciplinary action by
the relevant health regulatory board.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 481; 2011, cc. 812, 844; 2016, c. 309; 2020, cc. 1066, 1067;
2023, cc. 628, 629.