HB1265: Practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, etc.; limits on dispensing of certain drugs, penalty.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1265

Offered January 20, 2016
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.001, relating to limits on dispensing of certain drugs; penalty.
Patron-- Miyares

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-3408.001 as follows:

§ 54.1-3408.001. Limits on dispensing of certain drugs; penalty.

A. No practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry shall (i) dispense to a patient an amount of a controlled substance that exceeds the amount necessary for the patient's use in a 72-hour period or (ii) dispense a total amount of any controlled substance that exceeds 2,500 dosage units in any 30-day period.

B. A practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or dentistry who fails to comply with the requirements of subsection A shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.