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2011 SESSION
11103702DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3420.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-3420.1. Identification required for filling prescriptions.
A. Before dispensing any drug listed on Schedules III through V, a pharmacist may require proof of identity from any patient presenting a prescription or requesting a refill of a prescription.
B. A pharmacist, or his agent,
shall require proof of identity at the time of
delivery from any person seeking to take delivery of any
drug listed on Schedule II pursuant to a valid prescription before
dispensing such drug, unless such person is known to the
pharmacist or to
his agent. If the person seeking to take delivery of a drug
listed on Schedule II pursuant to a valid prescription is not the patient for
whom the drug is prescribed, the pharmacist shall may
record the full name and address of such person, regardless of whether the
person seeking to take delivery of the drug is known to the pharmacist. When
proof of identity is required from a person seeking to take delivery of a drug
pursuant to this subsection, the pharmacist shall may
make a photocopy or electronic copy of his proof of identity, or an electronic
record documenting that proof of identity was provided. The pharmacist shall may
keep records of the names and addresses and copies of proof of identity of
persons taking delivery of drugs as required by this subsection for a period of at
least one year. For the purposes of this subsection,
"proof of identity" means a driver's license, government-issued
identification card, or other photo identification along with documentation of
the person's current address.
C. Whenever any pharmacist permitted to operate in the Commonwealth or nonresident pharmacist registered to conduct business in the Commonwealth delivers a prescription drug order for any drug listed on Schedule II by mail, common carrier, or delivery service to a Virginia address, the method of delivery employed shall require the signature of the recipient as confirmation of receipt.