{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-21-120","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-21-120","heading":"Medical records for chronic pain","body":"The prescriber shall keep current, accurate, and complete records in an accessible manner readily available for review to include:\n\n1. The medical history and physical examination;\n\n2. Past medical history;\n\n3. Applicable records from prior treatment providers or any documentation of attempts to obtain those records;\n\n4. Diagnostic, therapeutic, and laboratory results;\n\n5. Evaluations and consultations;\n\n6. Treatment goals;\n\n7. Discussion of risks and benefits;\n\n8. Informed consent and agreement for treatment;\n\n9. Treatments;\n\n10. Medications (including date, type, dosage, and quantity prescribed and refills);\n\n11. Patient instructions; and\n\n12. Periodic reviews.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 85. Board of Medicine","Chapter 21. Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine","Part III. Management of Chronic Pain"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter21/section120/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:45Z","sha256":"6bf3ed38fef8d4c687d76bcaf682d8016b94b8f75583079d75538c72040a9a74","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-21-110","next":"us-va/18vac85-21-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}