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2021 Code of Virginia
Title 32.1 - Health
Chapter 5 - Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services
§ 32.1-162.5:1. Notice to dispenser of patient's death; disposition of dispensed drugs
Universal Citation: VA Code § 32.1-162.5:1 (2021)
A. Any hospice licensed by the Department or exempt from licensure pursuant to § 32.1-162.2 with a hospice patient residing at home at the time of death shall notify every pharmacy that has dispensed partial quantities of a Schedule II controlled substance for a patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness, as authorized by federal law, within 48 hours of the patient's death.
B. Any hospice licensed by the Department or exempt from licensure pursuant to § 32.1-162.2 shall develop policies and procedures for the disposal of drugs, including opioids, dispensed as part of the hospice plan of care in accordance with the provisions of § 54.1-3411.2.
2015, c. 668; 2018, c. 95; 2020, c. 739.
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