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2010 SESSION

10101223D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1170
Offered January 13, 2010
Prefiled January 13, 2010
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.2, relating to mandatory random urine drug screening for certain prescriptions.
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Patrons-- Phillips; Senator: Puckett
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Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.2 as follows:

§ 54.1-3408.2. Random urine drug screens required with certain prescriptions.

Any physician who prescribes a Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance for a duration greater than 31 days shall require the recipient of such prescription to undergo mandatory random urine drug screening tests, as prescribed by the Board in regulation.