GroundRules
18VAC85-21-10: Applicability
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 85. Board of Medicine
- Chapter 21. Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine
- Part I. General Provisions
A. This chapter shall apply to doctors of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and podiatry and to physician assistants.
B. This chapter shall not apply to:
1. The treatment of acute or chronic pain related to (i) cancer, (ii) sickle cell, (iii) a patient in hospice care, or (iv) a patient in palliative care;
2. The treatment of acute or chronic pain during an inpatient hospital admission or in a nursing home or an assisted living facility that uses a sole source pharmacy; or
3. A patient enrolled in a clinical trial as authorized by state or federal law.
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