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2017 SESSION
17101155DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Secretary of Health and Human
Resources shall convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the
Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health
Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education
for Virginia and at least one representative of each medical school, dental
school, [ school of optometry, ]
schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education program, and nursing
education program located in the Commonwealth to develop educational standards
and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians,
dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses in the
safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of
addiction and substance abuse. Such educational standards and curricula shall
include education and training on pain management, addiction, and the proper
prescribing of controlled substances. The workgroup shall report its progress
and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by
December 1, 2017.
[ 2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage. ]