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 18VAC110-30, Regulations for Practitioners of the Healing Arts to Sell Controlled Substances. In compliance with the second enactment clause of Chapter 117 of the 2015 Acts of the Assembly, the purpose of the proposed action is to adopt regulations to implement the requirement of law that practitioners of the healing arts must dispense controlled substances in permitted facilities. The proposed amendments include (i) setting fees for approval of applications, renewal of permits, and reinstatement of lapsed permits and (ii) associating requirements for inspections, physical standards for the facility, and notification to the board with the facility permit rather than the individual licensee. The only proposed change in physical requirements is specificity about the availability of hot and cold water, which must be within 20 feet of the selling and storage area and not located within an examination room or restroom.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3304.1 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: January 27, 2016.

Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 527-4416, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.