Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed HB 2262, removing the requirement that a veterinarian monitor the controlled substance monitoring database and adding the requirement that a pharmacist licensed by the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy shall access the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database for information regarding specific patients upon initially dispensing any Schedule II controlled substance, any opioid or any benzodiazepine to a patient who is not suffering from a terminal illness, and at least annually thereafter should the practitioner or dispenser continue to treat the patient with a controlled substance. The effective date is May 31, 2021.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.