| (P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation |
| (C) Carried over to 2015 Session |
Certificate of analysis for drugs or alcohol use; director shall remove withdrawal certificate from vial and electronically scan it into Department’s Laboratory Information Management System and place original certificate in its case-specific file, certificate shall be returned or electronically transmitted to clerk of court in which charge will be heard, electronic signature. Amending §§ 18.2-268.7, 19.2-187, and 46.2-341.26:7. (Patron-Morris,
HB 518 (
Chapter 328))
Constitutional amendment; voting rights of any person convicted of a nonviolent felony, excluding felony drug offenses or election fraud, shall be restored immediately upon completion of sentence, including any term of probation or parole (first reference). Amending Section 1 of Article II. (Patron-Howell, A.T.,
HJR 48 (
F))
Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, any substance added to Schedule I or II shall remain for a period of 18 months, penalties. Amending §§ 2.2-4006, 4.1-225, 9.1-176.1, 15.2-907, 16.1-260, 16.1-278.8:01, 18.2-46.1, 18.2-250, 18.2-251, 18.2-255, 18.2-255.1, 18.2-255.2, 18.2-258, 18.2-258.02, 18.2-258.1, 18.2-308.09, 18.2-308.1:5, 18.2-308.4, 18.2-474.1, 19.2-83.1, 19.2-187, 19.2-386.22 through 19.2-386.25, 22.1-277.08, 22.1-279.3:1, 24.2-233, 53.1-145, 53.1-203, 54.1-3401, 54.1-3443, 54.1-3446, and 54.1-3456; repealing § 18.2-248.1:1. (Patron-Garrett,
HB 1112 (
Chapter 674); Obenshain,
SB 594 (
Chapter 719))
Controlled substances; eliminates requirement that law-enforcement reports on destruction of seized substances and other drugs and paraphernalia be submitted to Board of Pharmacy. Amending § 19.2-386.23. (Patron-Carrico,
SB 211 (
Chapter 686))
Dextromethorphan Distribution Act; no pharmacy or retail distributor may knowingly or intentionally sell or distribute product containing dextromethorphan to a minor and no minor may knowingly and intentionally purchase such product, penalty, provisions of this Act shall become effective January 1, 2015. Adding §§ 18.2-265.19, 18.2-265.20, and 18.2-265.21. (Patron-Hodges,
HB 505 (
Chapter 101); Carrico,
SB 213 (
Chapter 362))
Downtown and Midtown Tunnels; use by law enforcement, school buses, emergency medical vehicles, and employees of transportation facility. Amending § 33.1-252. (Patron-Alexander,
SB 24 (
F))
Drug analogs, prohibited; Board of Pharmacy may regulate, prohibition on sale, civil penalty. Amending §§ 2.2-4006, 19.2-187, 54.1-3401, and 54.1-3443; adding §§ 54.1-3456.1 and 54.1-3456.2. (Patron-Hodges,
HB 1103 (
C))
Drug products; pharmacists to notify patients to whom compounded products are dispensed that product has been compounded. Amending § 54.1-3410.2. (Patron-Habeeb,
HB 1119 (
C))
Drugs; Board of Pharmacy to identify drugs of concern and require prescribers to report prescription drugs of concern to Prescription Monitoring Program, non-narcotic drugs that may be lawfully sold over counter or behind counter shall not be included as drugs of concern. Amending §§ 54.1-2519 and 54.1-2520; adding § 54.1-3456.1. (Patron-Yost,
HB 874 (
Chapter 664))
Epinephrine; any employee of a licensed restaurant authorized to possess and administer provided such employee is authorized by prescriber and trained. Amending §§ 8.01-225 and 54.1-3408. (Patron-O’Bannon,
HB 352 (
F))
Epinephrine; any employee of a licensed restaurant, summer camp, or campground authorized to possess and administer provided such employee is authorized by prescriber and trained. Amending §§ 8.01-225 and 54.1-3408. (Patron-Hanger,
SB 635 (
C))
Firearms; purchase or transportation by persons convicted of certain drug offenses. Amending § 18.2-308.1:5. (Patron-Filler-Corn,
HB 1245 (
F))
Health insurance; each insurer, corporation, or health maintenance organization providing a health care plan that includes coverage for contraception methods, etc., shall be required to offer an identical policy, contract, or plan. (Patron-Marshall, R.G.,
HB 18 (
F))
Health insurance; no health insurance plan is required to include coverage for contraception methods, sterilization procedures, or abortifacient drugs or devices. (Patron-Marshall, R.G.,
HB 20 (
F))
Health insurance; no individual or group accident and sickness insurance policy, etc., shall provide coverage for contraception methods, etc., unless subscriber or enrollee requests such coverage. (Patron-Marshall, R.G.,
HB 19 (
F))
Health insurance; prescription drug formularies, insurer, corporation, or health maintenance organization shall provide to each affected group or individual health benefit plan policyholder or contract holder, etc., not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of modification. Amending § 38.2-3407.9:01. (Patron-Dance,
HB 308 (
Chapter 272); Puller,
SB 201 (
Chapter 297))
Marijuana; prescribing, dispensing, etc., as medicine. Amending § 18.2-250.1; repealing § 18.2-251.1. (Patron-Marshall, R.G.,
HB 684 (
F))
Medicine and other healing arts; adds knowingly purchasing prescription drugs from an unlicensed wholesale distributor to list of actions that constitute unprofessional conduct. Amending § 54.1-2915. (Patron-Hodges,
HB 53 (
C))
Methadone clinics; location near schools and day care centers, exemptions for existing facilities and providers, facility that has been providing treatment in same city since 1984 and is operated by and located with a community services board. Amending § 37.2-406. (Patron-McClellan,
HB 722 (
Chapter 415); Watkins,
SB 117 (
Chapter 173))
Methamphetamine; increases mandatory minimum sentence range for manufacturing, etc. Amending § 18.2-248.03. (Patron-Poindexter,
HB 676 (
F))
Methamphetamine cleanup; Board of Health, et al., to certify that methamphetamine level at property is at or below post cleanup target. Amending §§ 18.2-248 and 32.1-11.7. (Patron-Stanley,
SB 31 (
Chapter 513))
Overdoses; no individual who sought or obtained emergency medical attention for himself or for another individual because of a drug or alcohol-related overdose may be arrested, etc. Adding § 18.2-251.03. (Patron-Carr,
HB 557 (
F))
Prescription drugs; specialty tier coverage. Amending §§ 38.2-4319 and 38.2-4509; adding § 38.2-3407.14:1. (Patron-O’Bannon,
HB 304 (
F))
Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber licensed to treat human patients and authorized to issue prescription for covered substance shall be registered with Program, prescribing benzodiazepine or an opiate, effective date. Adding § 54.1-2522.1. (Patron-Hodges,
HB 1249 (
Chapter 93))
Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber who is licensed in the Commonwealth and authorized to issue prescription for covered substance shall be registered with Program, prescribing benzodiazepine or an opiate, effective date. Adding § 54.1-2522.1. (Patron-Puckett,
SB 294 (
Chapter 178))
Sentence credits; allows a maximum of seven and one-half sentence credits to be earned for each 30 days served on sentence for drug-related felonies. Amending § 53.1-202.3. (Patron-McClellan,
HB 723 (
F))
Students; expulsion for certain drug offenses, a school administrator may determine, based on facts of a particular situation, that special circumstances exist and no disciplinary action, etc., is appropriate. Amending § 22.1-277.08. (Patron-Rust,
HB 751 (
Chapter 577))
