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2015 SESSION
HB 1738 Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours.
Introduced by: M. Keith Hodges | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Hospices; notice of patient's death to dispenser. Requires every hospice licensed by the Department of Health or exempt from licensure pursuant to § 32.1-162.2 with a hospice patient residing at home at the time of death to notify every pharmacy that has dispensed partial quantities of a Schedule II controlled substance for a patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness, as authorized by federal law, within 48 hours of the patient's death.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Hospices; notice of patient's death to dispenser. Requires every hospice licensed by the Department of Health or exempt from licensure to notify every pharmacy that dispensed drugs to a hospice patient for the purpose of pain management of the patient's death within 24 hours.