Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Pharmacy intends to consider amending 18VAC110-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend 18VAC110-20-460 and 18VAC110-20-490 to allow a pharmacist at a central distribution company to verify Schedule VI drugs to be placed in an automated dispensing device (ADD) prior to delivery to the receiving hospital and to allow pharmacy technicians at the hospital to load the drugs directly into the ADD without further verification by a pharmacist at the hospital. The intended rulemaking is a result of a petition for rulemaking.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4456, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.