Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Pharmacy intends to consider promulgating 18VAC110-60, Regulations Governing Pharmaceutical Processors. The purpose of the proposed action is to implement Chapter 613 of the 2017 Acts of Assembly by promulgating regulations governing issuance of a permit for a pharmaceutical processor to manufacture and provide cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil to be used for the treatment of intractable epilepsy in compliance with the conditions and restraints imposed by the statute and in consideration of the need for security of the facility and its contents and the integrity of the dispensed product. This notice initiates the process to promulgate permanent regulations to replace emergency regulations currently in effect.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3442.6 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: September 6, 2017.

Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4578, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.