Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall be prosecuted under Chapter 7 (§ 18.2-247 et seq.) of Title 18.2 for acting in accordance with § 54.1-3421 or for prescribing, administering, dispensing, or possessing pursuant to a valid prescription issued by a prescriber any substance that has been approved as a prescription drug by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 360bb and 21 U.S.C. § 355 on or after July 1, 2017, in accordance with any final or interim final order or rule issued pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 811(j). Such immunity from prosecution for a particular substance shall remain in effect until the earlier of (i) nine months as calculated from the latter of the date of the publication in the Federal Register of the interim final order or rule scheduling such substance or the final order or rule scheduling such substance, provided that a final order or rule is issued within nine months of the interim final order or rule, or (ii) such substance being added to a schedule in Article 5 (§ 54.1-3443 et seq.) pursuant to § 54.1-3443 or by enactment into law.
2017, cc. 416, 432.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
§ 54.1-3403. Chapter not applicable to economic poisons
§ 54.1-3405. Access to and copies of records; inspections
§ 54.1-3406. Records confidential; disclosure of information about violations of federal law
§ 54.1-3407. Analysis of controlled substances
§ 54.1-3408. Professional use by practitioners
§ 54.1-3408.01. Requirements for prescriptions
§ 54.1-3408.02. Transmission of prescriptions
§ 54.1-3408.03. Dispensing of therapeutically equivalent drug product permitted
§ 54.1-3408.04. Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilars permitted
§ 54.1-3408.05. Use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule
§ 54.1-3408.1. Prescription in excess of recommended dosage in certain cases
§ 54.1-3408.3. Certification for use of cannabis oil for treatment
§ 54.1-3408.5. Epinephrine required in certain public places
§ 54.1-3409. Professional use by veterinarians
§ 54.1-3410. When pharmacist may sell and dispense drugs
§ 54.1-3410.1. Requirements for radiopharmaceuticals
§ 54.1-3411. When prescriptions may be refilled
§ 54.1-3411.1. Prohibition on returns, exchanges, or re-dispensing of drugs; exceptions
§ 54.1-3411.2. Prescription drug disposal programs
§ 54.1-3411.2:1. Guidelines for disposal of unused drugs
§ 54.1-3412. Date of dispensing; initials of pharmacist; automated data processing system
§ 54.1-3413. Manufacturing and administering Schedule I drugs
§ 54.1-3414. Official orders for Schedule II drugs
§ 54.1-3415. Distribution of drugs in Schedules II through VI by manufacturers and wholesalers
§ 54.1-3415.1. Delivery of medical devices on behalf of a medical equipment supplier
§ 54.1-3416. No prescription for preparations listed pursuant to Schedule V
§ 54.1-3417. Disposing of stocks of Schedules II through V drugs
§ 54.1-3418. Sale of aqueous or oleaginous solutions
§ 54.1-3419. Dispensing of insulin preparations
§ 54.1-3420. Distribution of certain drugs; written request or confirmation of receipt
§ 54.1-3420.1. Identification required for filling prescriptions
§ 54.1-3420.2. Delivery of prescription drug order
§ 54.1-3426. Regulations for special packaging
§ 54.1-3427. Dispensing drugs without safety closure container
§ 54.1-3428. Dissemination of information
§ 54.1-3429. Revocation of permit issued to manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor
§ 54.1-3430. Display of permit; permits nontransferable; renewal
§ 54.1-3431. Admission into evidence of certain certificates of analysis
§ 54.1-3432. Supervision by pharmacist
§ 54.1-3433. Certain advertising and signs unlawful
§ 54.1-3434. Permit to conduct pharmacy
§ 54.1-3434.01. Notice of pharmacy closing; change of ownership; penalty
§ 54.1-3434.02. Automated drug dispensing systems
§ 54.1-3434.03. Continuous quality improvement program
§ 54.1-3434.04. Automatic review of certain case decisions
§ 54.1-3434.05. Permit to act as an outsourcing facility
§ 54.1-3434.1. Nonresident pharmacies to register with Board
§ 54.1-3434.2. Permit to be issued
§ 54.1-3434.3. Denial, revocation, suspension of registration, summary proceedings
§ 54.1-3434.4. Prohibited acts
§ 54.1-3434.5. Nonresident outsourcing facilities to register with the Board
§ 54.1-3435. License to act as wholesale distributor; renewal; fee
§ 54.1-3435.01. Registration of nonresident wholesale distributors; renewal; fee
§ 54.1-3435.02. Certain permitted pharmacies and medical equipment suppliers exempted
§ 54.1-3435.2. Permit to act as medical equipment supplier; storage; limitation; regulations
§ 54.1-3435.3. Inspection and audit
§ 54.1-3435.3:1. Registration of nonresident medical equipment suppliers; renewal; fee
§ 54.1-3435.4. Permit to act as warehouser; regulations
§ 54.1-3435.4:01. Registration to act as a nonresident warehouser; regulations
§ 54.1-3435.4:1. Permitting of third-party logistics provider; renewal
§ 54.1-3435.4:2. Registration of nonresident third-party logistics provider; renewal
§ 54.1-3436.1. Prescription drug price transparency
§ 54.1-3437. Permit to manufacture drugs
§ 54.1-3437.1. Limited permit for repackaging drugs
§ 54.1-3438. Manufacturing, etc., of drugs or proprietary medicines, to be supervised by pharmacist
§ 54.1-3439. Application for nonrestricted manufacturing permit; fee
§ 54.1-3440. Persons to whom nonrestricted permit is granted
§ 54.1-3442. When permit not to be granted; regulations
§ 54.1-3442.01. Registration of nonresident manufacturer; renewal
§ 54.1-3442.02. Prescription drug price transparency
§ 54.1-3442.4. Limitation of liability
§ 54.1-3442.6. Permit to operate pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility
§ 54.1-3442.7. Dispensing cannabis products; report
§ 54.1-3442.8. Criminal liability; exceptions
§ 54.1-3443. Board to administer article
§ 54.1-3444. Controlled substances included by whatever name designated
§ 54.1-3445. Placement of substance in Schedule I
§ 54.1-3447. Placement of substance in Schedule II
§ 54.1-3449. Placement of substance in Schedule III
§ 54.1-3451. Placement of substance in Schedule IV
§ 54.1-3453. Placement of substance in Schedule V
§ 54.1-3456. Controlled substance analog
§ 54.1-3456.1. Drugs of concern
§ 54.1-3460. Poisonous or deleterious substance, or color additive
§ 54.1-3461. Adulterated drug or device
§ 54.1-3462. Misbranded drug or device
§ 54.1-3463. Exemption of drugs dispensed by filling or refilling prescription
§ 54.1-3464. Adulterated cosmetics
§ 54.1-3465. Misbranded cosmetics
§ 54.1-3468. Conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance; records
§ 54.1-3469. Storage, usage, and disposition of controlled paraphernalia
§ 54.1-3470. Obtaining controlled paraphernalia by fraud, etc.
§ 54.1-3471. Issuance of permits to certain persons other than registered pharmacists