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14103851D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1249 Offered January 17, 2014 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2522.1, relating to the Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements of prescribers. ---------- Patron-- Hodges ---------- Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2522.1 as follows:

§ 54.1-2522.1. Requirements of prescribers.

Prescribers required to register pursuant to § 54.1-2521 shall, prior to initiating treatment with buprenorphine and then 30 days after initiating such treatment, and at least every 90 days thereafter, for so long as the prescriber continues to prescribe buprenorphine for the patient, request information from the Director for the purpose of establishing a treatment history for the patient or prospective patient.