Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 60 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
Part III - Prescribing for Pain Management
Section 18VAC60-21-105 - Prescribing of opioids for chronic pain
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 60-21-105
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
If a dentist treats a patient for whom an opioid prescription is necessary for chronic pain, the dentist shall either:
1. Refer the patient to a medical doctor who is a pain management specialist; or
2. Comply with regulations of the Board of Medicine, 18VAC85-21-60 through 18VAC85-21-120, if the dentist chooses to manage the chronic pain with an opioid prescription.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2708.4 of the Code of Virginia.
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