Virginia State Profile

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PMP Region:

South

Name of Program:

Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program

Website:

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Agency Name:

Virginia Department of Health Professions

Agency Type:

Professional Licensing Agency

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State Information

State Population:

7,769,089

Number of Pharmacies in State:

1,697

Number of Practitioners/Prescribers:

30,000 (estimated)

Prescription Records collected in 2008:

11,800,000

Frequency of data collected:

Bi-Weekly

Data collected from pharmacies?:

yes

Data collected from dispensing practitioners?:

yes

Patient History Reports in 2008:

43,819

Drug Schedules Monitored

Schedule II:

yes

Schedule III:

yes

Schedule IV:

yes

Schedule V:

no

Who May Request Patient Information?

Prescribers:

yes

Pharmacists:

yes

Pharmacies:

no

Law Enforcement:

yes

Licensing Boards:

yes

Patients:

yes

If other requester (specify):

AG Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; designated employees of the Department of Medical Assistance Services; Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; designated employees of the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program, who may monitor licensees who suffer from chemical dependency; other PMPs with signed agreement.

De-identified data provided to researchers?:

yes

Comments on de-identified data permissions:

Identifying information for patients, prescribers, and dispensers redacted

Legislation

Year PMP Legislation Enacted:

2002

Year PMP Became Operational:

2003

Laws/statute Citation:

Chapter 25.2 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia

Laws Citation Website:

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Regulation/rule Citations:

18 VAC 76-20-10 et seq.

Regulation/ Rule Website:

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