18 Va. Admin. Code § 60-21-105 – Prescribing of opioids for chronic pain.

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.

If a dentist treats a patient for whom an opioid prescription is necessary for chronic pain, the dentist shall either:

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2708.4 of the Code of Virginia.

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 12, eff. March 6, 2019.