Section 20. Application for licensure

Part II. Licensure Requirements

A. Prior to engaging in the sale of controlled substances, a practitioner shall make application on a form provided by the board and be issued a license.

B. In order to be eligible for a license to sell controlled substances, a practitioner shall possess a current, active license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatry issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine. Any disciplinary action taken by the Board of Medicine against the practitioner's license to practice shall constitute grounds for the board to deny, restrict, or place terms on the license to sell.

C. For good cause shown, the board may issue a limited-use license, when the scope, degree or type of services provided to the patient is of a limited nature. The license to be issued shall be based on conditions of use requested by the applicant or imposed by the board in cases where certain requirements of regulations may be waived. The following conditions shall apply:

1. A policy and procedure manual detailing the type and volume of controlled substances to be sold and safeguards against diversion must accompany the application. The application shall list the regulatory requirements for which a waiver is requested and a brief explanation as to why each requirement should not apply to that practice; and

2. The issuance and continuation of such license shall be subject to continuing compliance with the conditions set forth by the board.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR530-01-2 § 2.1, eff. May 9, 1990; amended, Volume 08, Issue 13, eff. April 22, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 01, eff. November 3, 1993; Volume 17, Issue 07, eff. January 17, 2001; Volume 22, Issue 10, eff. February 22, 2006; Volume 29, Issue 21, eff. August 2, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.