Bill Text: VA SB1180 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Opioids and buprenorphine; Boards of Dentistry and Medicine to adopt regulations for prescribing.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-20 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682) [SB1180 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SB1180-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2708.4 and by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2928.2 as follows:
§54.1-2708.4. Board to adopt regulations related to prescribing of opioids.
The Board shall adopt regulations for the prescribing of opioids, which shall include guidelines for:
1. The treatment of acute pain, which shall include (i) requirements for an appropriate patient history and evaluation, (ii) limitations on dosages or day supply of drugs prescribed, (iii) requirements for appropriate documentation in the patient's health record, and (iv) a requirement that the prescriber request and review information contained in the Prescription Monitoring Program in accordance with §54.1-2522.1;
2. The treatment of chronic pain, which shall include, in addition to the requirements for treatment of acute pain set forth in subdivision 1, requirements for (i) development of a treatment plan for the patient, (ii) an agreement for treatment signed by the provider and the patient that includes permission to obtain urine drug screens, and (iii) periodic review of the treatment provided at specific intervals to determine the continued appropriateness of such treatment; and
3. Referral of patients to whom opioids are prescribed for substance abuse counseling or treatment, as appropriate.
§54.1-2928.2. Board to adopt regulations related to prescribing of opioids and buprenorphine.
The Board shall adopt regulations for the prescribing of opioids and products containing buprenorphine. Such regulations shall include guidelines for:
1. The treatment of acute pain, which shall include (i) requirements for an appropriate patient history and evaluation, (ii) limitations on dosages or day supply of drugs prescribed, (iii) requirements for appropriate documentation in the patient's health record, and (iv) a requirement that the prescriber request and review information contained in the Prescription Monitoring Program in accordance with §54.1-2522.1;
2. The treatment of chronic pain, which shall include, in addition to the requirements for treatment of acute pain set forth in subdivision 1, requirements for (i) development of a treatment plan for the patient, (ii) an agreement for treatment signed by the provider and the patient that includes permission to obtain urine drug screens, and (iii) periodic review of the treatment provided at specific intervals to determine the continued appropriateness of such treatment; and
3. The use of buprenorphine in the treatment of addiction, including a requirement for referral to or consultation with a provider of substance abuse counseling in conjunction with treatment of opioid dependency with products containing buprenorphine.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
3. That the Prescription Monitoring Program at the Department of Health Professions shall annually provide a report to the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on the prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines in the Commonwealth that includes data on reporting of unusual patterns of prescribing or dispensing of a covered substance by an individual prescriber or dispenser or on potential misuse of a covered substance by a recipient, pursuant to §54.1-2523.1.
