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 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Courtney Fuller.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC110-20-460 and 18VAC110-20-490 to allow (i) 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 (ii) pharmacy technicians at the hospital to load the drugs directly into the ADD without further verification by a pharmacist at the hospital.

Agency Decision: Request granted.

Statement of Reason for Decision: The petition and the comments in support were considered by the board at its meeting on September 24, 2021. The board decided to initiate rulemaking to amend the regulation in accordance with the petitioner's request and with pilot programs that are currently approved.

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. PFR21-33; Filed September 24, 2021, 4:11 p.m.