54.1-2519 - Definitions.
§ 54.1-2519. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Administer" means the direct application of a controlled substance,whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means, to the bodyof a patient or research subject by (i) a practitioner or, under thepractitioner's direction, his authorized agent or (ii) the patient orresearch subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner.
"Bureau" means the Virginia Department of State Police, Bureau of CriminalInvestigation, Drug Diversion Unit.
"Controlled substance" means a drug, substance or immediate precursor inSchedules I through VI of the Drug Control Act, Chapter 34 (§ 54.1-3400 etseq.) of this title.
"Covered substance" means all controlled substances included in SchedulesII, III, and IV that are required to be reported to the PrescriptionMonitoring Program, pursuant to this chapter.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
"Director" means the Director of the Virginia Department of HealthProfessions.
"Dispense" means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user orresearch subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner,including the prescribing and administering, packaging, labeling orcompounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery.
"Dispenser" means a person or entity that (i) is authorized by law todispense a covered substance or to maintain a stock of covered substances forthe purpose of dispensing, and (ii) dispenses the covered substance to acitizen of the Commonwealth regardless of the location of the dispenser, orwho dispenses such covered substance from a location in Virginia regardlessof the location of the recipient.
"Prescriber" means a practitioner licensed in the Commonwealth who isauthorized pursuant to §§ 54.1-3303 and 54.1-3408 to issue a prescription fora covered substance or a practitioner licensed in another state to so issue aprescription for a covered substance.
"Recipient" means a person who receives a covered substance from adispenser.
"Relevant health regulatory board" means any such board that licensespersons or entities with the authority to prescribe or dispense coveredsubstances, including, but not limited to, the Board of Dentistry, the Boardof Medicine, and the Board of Pharmacy.
(2002, c. 481; 2005, cc. 637, 678.)