TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF PHARMACY

Initial Agency Notice

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

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

Name of Petitioner: Bioscript Infusion Services.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC110-20-276 to allow remote order processing by technicians outside the physical location of a licensed pharmacy. Currently, pharmacists are allowed to perform prescription processing functions from remote location. Petitioner's request is to allow pharmacy technicians to also process orders under the supervision of a pharmacist under certain conditions as specified in regulation.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: Following a 30-day comment period, the board will consider the petition and any comment received at its next meeting, which is currently scheduled for June 16, 2020.

Public Comment Deadline: May 27, 2020.

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

VA.R. Doc. No. R20-35; Filed April 2, 2020, 10:26 a.m.