18 Va. Admin. Code § 110-20-700 - Requirements for supervision for controlled substances registrants
A. A practitioner
licensed in Virginia shall provide supervision for all aspects of practice
related to the maintenance and use of controlled substances as follows:
1. In a hospital or nursing home without an
in-house pharmacy, a pharmacist shall supervise.
2. In an emergency medical services agency,
the operational medical director shall supervise.
3. For any other type of applicant or
registrant, a pharmacist or a prescriber whose scope of practice is consistent
with the practice of the applicant or registrant and who is approved by the
board may provide the required supervision.
B. The supervising practitioner shall approve
the list of drugs that may be ordered by the holder of the controlled
substances registration; possession of controlled substances by the entity
shall be limited to such approved drugs. The list of drugs approved by the
supervising practitioner shall be maintained at the address listed on the
controlled substances registration.
C. Access to the controlled substances shall
be limited to (i) the supervising practitioner or to those persons who are
authorized by the supervising practitioner and who are authorized by law to
administer drugs in Virginia; (ii) such other persons who have successfully
completed a training program for repackaging of prescription drug orders in a
CSB , BHA , or PACE site as authorized in §
54.1-3420.2
of the Code of Virginia; (iii) other such persons as designated by the
supervising practitioner or the responsible party to have access in an
emergency situation, or (iv) persons authorized by the Department of Behavioral
Health and Developmental Services to train individuals on the administration of
naloxone and to dispense naloxone for opioid overdose reversal. If approved by
the supervising practitioner, pharmacy technicians may have access for the
purpose of delivering controlled substances to the registrant, stocking
controlled substances in automated dispensing devices, conducting inventories,
audits and other recordkeeping requirements, overseeing delivery of dispensed
prescriptions at an alternate delivery site , and repackaging of prescription
drug orders retained by a CSB, BHA, or PACE site as authorized in §
54.1-3420.2
of the Code of Virginia. Access to stock drugs in a crisis stabilization unit
shall be limited to prescribers, nurses, or pharmacists.
D. The supervising practitioner shall
establish procedures for and provide training as necessary to ensure compliance
with all requirements of law and regulation, including storage, security, and
recordkeeping.
E. Within 14 days of
a change in the responsible party or supervising practitioner assigned to the
registration, either the responsible party or outgoing responsible party shall
inform the board , and a new application shall be submitted indicating the name
and license number, if applicable, of the new responsible party or supervising
practitioner.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
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A. A practitioner licensed in Virginia shall provide supervision for all aspects of practice related to the maintenance and use of controlled substances as follows:
1. In a hospital or nursing home without an in-house pharmacy, a pharmacist shall supervise.
2. In an emergency medical services agency, the operational medical director shall supervise.
3. For any other type of applicant or registrant, a pharmacist or a prescriber whose scope of practice is consistent with the practice of the applicant or registrant and who is approved by the board may provide the required supervision.
B. The supervising practitioner shall approve the list of drugs that may be ordered by the holder of the controlled substances registration; possession of controlled substances by the entity shall be limited to such approved drugs. The list of drugs approved by the supervising practitioner shall be maintained at the address listed on the controlled substances registration.
C. Access to the controlled substances shall be limited to (i) the supervising practitioner or to those persons who are authorized by the supervising practitioner and who are authorized by law to administer drugs in Virginia; (ii) such other persons who have successfully completed a training program for repackaging of prescription drug orders in a CSB, BHA, or PACE site as authorized in § 54.1-3420.2 of the Code of Virginia; (iii) other such persons as designated by the supervising practitioner or the responsible party to have access in an emergency situation, or (iv) persons authorized by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to train individuals on the administration of naloxone and to dispense naloxone for opioid overdose reversal. If approved by the supervising practitioner, pharmacy technicians may have access for the purpose of delivering controlled substances to the registrant, stocking controlled substances in automated dispensing devices, conducting inventories, audits and other recordkeeping requirements, overseeing delivery of dispensed prescriptions at an alternate delivery site, and repackaging of prescription drug orders retained by a CSB, BHA, or PACE site as authorized in § 54.1-3420.2 of the Code of Virginia. Access to stock drugs in a crisis stabilization unit shall be limited to prescribers, nurses, or pharmacists.
D. The supervising practitioner shall establish procedures for and provide training as necessary to ensure compliance with all requirements of law and regulation, including storage, security, and recordkeeping.
E. Within 14 days of a change in the responsible party or supervising practitioner assigned to the registration, either the responsible party or outgoing responsible party shall inform the board, and a new application shall be submitted indicating the name and license number, if applicable, of the new responsible party or supervising practitioner.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.