18VAC110-30-160. Disposal of Schedule II through VI controlled substances.
A. If a licensee wishes to dispose of unwanted Schedule II through VI controlled substances, he shall use one of the following procedures:
1. Transfer the drugs to another person or entity authorized to possess Schedule II through VI drugs; or
2. Destroy the drugs by burning in an incinerator in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
B. If Schedule II through V drugs are to be destroyed, the following additional procedures shall apply:
1. At least 14 days prior to the destruction date, the licensee shall provide a written notice to the board office. The notice shall state the following:
a. Date, time, manner, and place of destruction;
b. The names of the licensees who will witness the destruction process.
2. If the destruction date is to be changed or the destruction does not occur, a new notice stating the information required in subdivision 1 of this subsection shall be provided to the board;
3. The actual destruction shall be witnessed by the licensee conducting the destruction and another licensee of the board who is not employed by the licensee conducting the destruction;
4. At the conclusion of the destruction of the controlled substance stock, the DEA drug destruction form shall be fully completed and used as the record of all drugs to be destroyed. A copy of the destruction form shall be retained at the practitioner's office with other inventory records.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3304 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR530-01-2 § 3.10, eff. May 9, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 1, eff. November 3, 1993; Volume 17, Issue 7, eff. January 17, 2001.