{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac110-20-470","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC110-20-470","heading":"Emergency room","body":"All drugs in the emergency department shall be under the control and supervision of the PIC and shall be subject to the following additional requirements:\n\n1. All drugs kept in the emergency room shall be in a secure place from which unauthorized personnel and the general public are excluded.\n\n2. Oral orders for medications shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the  prescriber.\n\n3. A medical practitioner may dispense drugs to his patients if in a bona fide medical emergency or when pharmaceutical services are not readily available and if permitted to do so by the hospital; the drug container and the labeling shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and the Drug Control Act.\n\n4. A record shall be maintained of all drugs administered in the emergency room.\n\n5. A separate record shall be maintained on all drugs, including drug samples, dispensed in the emergency room. The records shall be maintained for a period of two years showing:\n\na. Date and time dispensed;\n\nb. Patient's name;\n\nc. Prescriber's name; and\n\nd. Name of drug dispensed, strength, dosage form, quantity dispensed, and dose.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 110. Board of Pharmacy","Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy","Part IX. Pharmacy Services to Hospitals"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency110/chapter20/section470/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:59Z","sha256":"a89286f7d419b42929ecb7ab2277bb14c36c4c1783dd1de0ee8719cb8a3179eb","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac110-20-460","next":"us-va/18vac110-20-490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}