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18VAC60-21-105: Prescribing of opioids for chronic pain
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 60. Board of Dentistry
- Chapter 21. Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry
- Part III. Prescribing for Pain Management
If a dentist treats a patient for whom an opioid prescription is necessary for chronic pain, the dentist shall either:
1. Refer the patient to a medical doctor who is a pain management specialist; or
2. Comply with regulations of the Board of Medicine, 18VAC85-21-60 through 18VAC85-21-120, if the dentist chooses to manage the chronic pain with an opioid prescription.
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