Pharmacist; remote verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-3432 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3303.2, relating to remote pharmacist verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Remote pharmacist verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs. Authorizes a pharmacist licensed in the Commonwealth to exercise verification, counseling, and supervision duties remotely when a pharmacy technician or other authorized personnel dispenses medication prescribed for the management of opioid use disorder at a federally certified opioid treatment program.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 345 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Barbara A. Favola
Recorded votes
Passed House (91-Y 5-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 91, X 3, N 5
Reported from Health and Human Services (19-Y 3-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 19, N 3
Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 10
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 14, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 345.