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Guidance Documents

The Code of Virginia requires annual publication of lists of guidance documents from state agencies. A guidance document is defined as "...any document developed by a state agency or staff that provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staff or public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules or regulations..." Agencies are required to maintain a complete, current list of all guidance documents and make the full text of such documents available to the public.

Copies of the following documents may be viewed during regular work days from 8:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the offices of the Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463 . Copies may also be downloaded by clicking on the links below or from the Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.state.va.us or requested by email at pharmbd@dhp.virginia.gov. Questions regarding interpretation or implementation of these documents or requests for copies may be directed to Caroline D. Juran, Executive Director of the Board at the address above or by telephone at (804) 367-4456. Copies are free of charge.

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Pharmacists, Pharmacy Intern, and Pharmacy Technician Application Information and Other Guidance

110-2 Information for Applicants for a License as a Pharmacist, September 2009

110-17 Instructions for graduates of foreign schools of pharmacy, revised March 2010

110-24 Competency Examination Required for Licensure as a Pharmacist NAPLEX Passing Score, Revised June 2009

110-33 Pharmacy Interns as Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technician Ratio, September 2009

110-4 Continuing Pharmacy Education Guide, revised September 2009

110-20 Practice by a Pharmacy Technician Trainee, adopted June 12, 2012

 

Pharmacy Permit and other Facility Application Guidance (PIC responsibilities, non-resident information)

110-1 List of categories of facility licenses and a brief description of each, September 2009

110-27 Pharmacist-In-Charge responsibilities, revised June 2, 2010

110-28 Guidance for free clinic pharmacy permit applicants, September 2009

110-34 Wholesale Distributor Licensure Guidance, revised March 9, 2011

110-38 Requirement for Non-resident Pharmacies to Submit Most Recent Inspection Form, Board motion, revised June 5, 2006

110-30 Allowances to Purchase, Possess, and Administer Drugs within an Animal Shelter or Pound, revised March 9, 2011

110-31 Approved capture drugs and drug administering equipment, Directive from the State Veterinarian, June 2007

 

Guidance Concerning Disciplinary Processes and Standard Sanctions for Violations and Inspection Deficiencies

110-9 Pharmacy Inspection Deficiency Monetary Penalty Guide, Revised March 12, 2013

110-6 Failure to report to the Prescription Monitoring Program, revised March 12, 2013

110-42 CE Audit and Recommended Sanctions, adopted March 2009

110-13 Consent Order for the Board of Pharmacy v. CVS/pharmacy, case decision holding the corporate owner responsible for violations of pharmacy laws and regulations - October 9, 1997 (in PDF format)

110-14 Consent Order for the Board of Pharmacy v. Eckerd Corporation, case decision holding the corporate owner responsible for violations of pharmacy laws and regulations - August 19, 1997 (in PDF format)

110-15 Delegation of Authority for Disciplinary Matters, Adopted June 8, 2011

110-21 Sanctioning Reference Points Instruction Manual, September 12, 2007 (in PDF format)

110-37 Guidance for conducting informal fact-finding by an agency subordinate, August 24, 2010

 

Pharmacy Practice and Dispensing Physician Guidance

110-7 Practitioner/patient relationship and the prescribing of drugs for family or self, January 2009

110-8 Information on prescriptive authority in Virginia, July 1, 2012

110-41 Changes a Pharmacist May Make to a Prescription Written for a Schedule II Controlled Substance, Revised December 14, 2011

110-5 Instructions and forms for reporting of thefts or losses of drugs, February 2009

Click here to obtain the DEA Form 106 for reporting theft or unusual loss of controlled substances

110-35 Guidance On Virginia Prescription Requirements, Revised January 2011

110-25 Guidance for life of a prescription after a prescriber no longer in practice, September, 2008

110-3 Guidance on alternate delivery of prescriptions, pharmacy to physician type of delivery, December 2005

110-32 Use of drop-boxes for collection of prescriptions, adopted 12/12/07

110-36 Compliance with USP Chapter 797 on Sterile Compounding, Board motion, revised October 1, 2012

110-29 Guidance Document for physician dispensing, February 2011

110-11 Proof of Identity when Dispensing Schedule II Drugs, revised June 8, 2011

110-16 Performing Inventories, revised September 2011

110-22 Use of Dispensing Records to Identify Pharmacist Responsible for Dispensing Error, adopted June 12, 2012

110-43 Dispensing with an Authorized Generic, adopted December 12, 2012

 

Miscellaneous Guidance

110-18 Interpretation of "administer" to include preparation for administration, revised March 12, 2013

110-10 Providing pharmacy services from mobile vans to indigent or underserved populations, adopted March 2006, revised April 2006

110-12 Bylaws of The Virginia Board of Pharmacy, adopted July 1997, revised September 8, 2010

110-19 Transferring Valid Orders between Medical Equipment Suppliers, adopted March 13, 2012