TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF PHARMACY

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC110-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy.

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

Name of Petitioner: Judy Lifland Dietrick.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend the requirement for retention of records beyond two years to include records of vaccine administration.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: The petition was published March 5, 2018, with comment requested until March 27, 2018. At its meeting on March 29, 2018, the board considered the petition and public comment in support and in opposition. The board concluded that it will not take action to amend its regulations. However, the board has referred the matter to its Regulation Committee for further study of the Virginia Immunization Information System (VIIS) to determine what would be involved in requiring all practitioners who administer immunizations to report to the VIIS database.

Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R18-23; Filed March 29, 2018, 1:57 p.m.