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HOUSE BILL NO. 2163 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on January 26, 2017) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Pillion) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.4, relating to prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.4 as follows:

§ 54.1-3408.4. Prescription of buprenorphine without naloxone; limitation.

For the purpose of treating substance use disorder, prescriptions for products containing buprenorphine without naloxone shall be issued only for a patient who is pregnant.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.

3. That the provisions of this act shall expire on July 1, 2022.