{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-21-23","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-21-23","heading":"Prohibition on payment from DMAS members","body":"A. No practitioner shall request payment from a DMAS member for services involving the prescription of an opioid for pain management of opioid use disorder. The prohibition on payment shall not apply to the member's cost-sharing amounts set by DMAS.\n\nB. All practitioners shall provide written notice to DMAS members that the services described in subsection A of this section will be covered by DMAS if medical necessity criteria are met.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 85. Board of Medicine","Chapter 21. Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine","Part I. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter21/section23/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:45Z","sha256":"f700addf5717d6191916ce2eec2acb199ada52f60cd456c3d1418be8e4ae046f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-21-22","next":"us-va/18vac85-21-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}