2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-3304.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3222.1 , relating to TPA-certified optometrists; selling and dispensing Schedule VI controlled substances; requirements.
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Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-3304.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-3222.1 as follows:
§ 54.1-3222.1 . Selling and dispensing Schedule VI controlled substances by TPA-certified optometrist; requirements.
A. A TPA-certified optometrist may sell and dispense any Schedule VI controlled substances, as defined in § 54.1-3455 of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.), directly to a patient for the treatment of conditions of the eye and its adnexa, provided that:
1. The TPA-certified optometrist is authorized to prescribe the Schedule VI controlled substance pursuant to § 54.1-3222 ; and