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Committee removes reporting exemption for narcotic maintenance programs; counsel says federal rule means patient consent is required
Summary
The House Health Committee voted to require dispensing information from licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs be submitted to Virginia’s Prescription Monitoring Program. Agency counsel said federal changes mean reporting will occur only with patient consent.
The Virginia House Committee on Health voted to report House Bill 26 49, which removes a statutory exemption that previously excluded dispensing within licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs from the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
The motion to report HB 26 49 passed on a roll call of 20‑0. The bill was presented by its patron’s subcommittee and discussed during the health professions subcommittee portion of the meeting.
Why it matters: the change brings dispensings that occur in licensed narcotic maintenance programs into the PMP reporting stream. During the committee’s question period, members sought clarification about whether the change would…
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