Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Investigation of Effects on Student Performance, and Improper Prescription and Illegal Use and Diversion of Ritalin and Oxycontin; Final Report of Joint Subcommittee (HJR 660, 2001). (HD 18)

Community services boards; to provide services for adults, children and adolescents with mental illness, substance abuse, etc. Amending § 37.1-194. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 888; Rerras, SB 413)

Controlled substances; increases penalty for illegal sale, manufacture, etc., of certain. Amending § 18.2-248. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 546)

Controlled substances; prohibits sale on or near a day care center or family day home. Amending § 18.2-255.2. (Patron-Phillips, HB 874)

Criminal history records check; applicable to substance abuse treatment professionals. Amending §§ 37.1-183.3 and 37.1-197.2. (Patron-Devolites, HB 658)

Drug cases; property forfeitures. Amending § 19.2-386.14. (Patron-Sears, HB 355)

Drug Court Programs; Final Report of Department of Criminal Justice Services (SJR 399, 1999 and Item 462B3, Chapter 1073, 2000 Acts). (SD 6)

Drug Dealer Liability Act; created. Adding §§ 8.01-227.4 through 8.01-227.7. (Patron-Griffith, HB 324)

Drug Interdiction and Drug Law-Enforcement; Report of Crime Commission (SJR 124, 2000). (SD 23)

Drug Screening and Assessment Committee; Annual Report of Interagency Drug Offender Screening and Assessment Committee (Chapters 891 and 913, 1999 Acts and § 2.2-223 of Code of Virginia). (SD 19)

Drug treatment courts; established, Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to develop a statewide evaluation model and report on effectiveness. Adding § 18.2-254.1. (Patron-Griffith, HB 917; Houck, SB 591)

Drugs; certain unused may be returned to a hospital or nursing home or re-dispensed to indigent. Adding § 54.1-3411.1. (Patron-Van Yahres, HB 154)

Health insurance; payment of "clean" claim pertaining to prescription drug benefits. Amending § 38.2-3407.15. (Patron-Morgan, HB 622)

Infant formula or nonprescription drugs; prohibited sale by certain itinerant merchants. Amending § 54.1-4300; adding § 54.1-4305. (Patron-Reid, HB 494; Wagner, SB 24)

Juveniles; fingerprinting in marijuana cases. Amending § 16.1-299. (Patron-Broman, HB 277)

Medical assistance services; Medicaid prior authorization of drugs. Amending § 32.1-325. (Patron-Ruff, SB 658)

Medicare; memorializing Congress to enact legislation requiring coverage of all oral anti-cancer drugs. (Patron-Gear, HJR 335; Gear, HR 19; Williams, SJR 216; Williams, SR 21)

Mental disabilities or substance abuse problems; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, et al., to work together to develop a joint or cooperative methodology or a singular licensing entity for residential services for individuals therewith. (Patron-Watts, HJR 199)

Mental health and substance abuse assessment and treatment services accessible to juveniles, including those in local detention homes; Department of Juvenile Justice, et al., to examine opportunities to leverage non-general fund sources of funding to meet need therefor. (Patron-Tata, HJR 120)

Mental health and substance abuse treatment services; Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services to study ways to communicate to offenders information about innovative practices among providers thereof. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HJR 142; Howell, SJR 84; Martin, SJR 97)

Mental health and substance abuse treatment services; licensing of providers. Amending §§ 37.1-179 and 37.1-179.1; adding § 51.5-14.1. (Patron-Bolling, SB 504)

Mental health needs, training, and treatment issues for offenders; study continued as Committee Studying Treatment Options for Offenders with Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders. (Patron-Weatherholtz, HJR 142; Martin, SJR 97)

Mental Illness or Substance Abuse Disorders, Treatment Options for Offenders Who Have; Report of Joint Commission on Behavioral Health Care, et al. (SJR 440, 2001). (SD 25)

Methylphenidate and amphetamine prescriptions; Department of Health to collect data to determine prevalence thereof. (Patron-Tata, HJR 122)

Misoprostol (also known as Cytotec); disclosure of manufacturers' contraindications. Amending § 54.1-3319; adding § 54.1-2971.02. (Patron-Black, HB 1368)

Newborn Infants Dependent on Controlled Substances; Report of Department of Social Services (Chapters 704 and 716, 1998 Acts). (HD 6)

Pharmaceutical resources; information on drug-free programs and locations of Pharmacy Connect programs. Amending § 32.1-23. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 560)

Pharmaceuticals; procedure prior to administration. Adding § 54.1-2403.02. (Patron-Devolites, HB 1290)

Pharmacy; changes definition and provides greater flexibility in practice. Amending §§ 54.1-3300, 54.1-3408.01, 54.1-3412 and 54.1-3420.2. (Patron-Morgan, HB 625)

Pharmacy; exception to practice includes dispensing of drugs in an indigent patient program or free clinic. Amending § 54.1-3301. (Patron-Broman, HB 487; Norment, SB 145)

Pharmacy benefits program for low-income and uninsured elderly persons; joint subcommittee to study strengthening Commonwealth's pharmacy purchasing ability for state programs and using savings generated to create and fund. (Patron-Thomas, HJR 129)

Pharmacy provider panels; service by a pharmacist. Adding § 38.2-3407.10:1. (Patron-Morgan, HB 623)

Prescription Drug Assistance, Joint Commission on; continued. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HJR 90)

Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program; created, annual report on effectiveness. Adding §§ 32.1-366 through 32.1-372. (Patron-Morgan, HB 104; Hull, HB 1201; Christian, HB 1319; Deeds, SB 192)

Prescription Monitoring Program; established. Amending §§ 2.2-3705 and 54.1-2505; adding §§ 54.1-2519 through 54.1-2525. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 545; Wampler, SB 425)

Psychotropic medications; prohibits school personnel from recommending use for any student. Adding § 22.1-274.3. (Patron-Welch, HB 90; Amundson, HB 754)

Ritalin and other psychotropic medications; Department of Health to study prevalence of prescription and use of among school-aged children. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 11)

Student prescription medications; reporting theft to school authorities. Amending § 22.1-279.3:1. (Patron-Tata, HB 692)

Substance abuse; minors consent to treatment. Amending § 54.1-2969. (Patron-Rollison, HB 127)

Substance abuse counselors; removes certification language for those persons who meet standards. Amending second enactment of Chapter 460, 2001 Acts. (Patron-Devolites, HB 534)

Substance abuse felony convictions; suspension of sentence under certain conditions. Adding § 19.2-299.3. (Patron-Watts, HB 768)

Substance Abuse Prevention, Governor's Office for; Report of (Chapters 90 and 249, 2000 Acts). (SD 20)

Wharton's Rule abrogated in drug and munitions when delivered to prisoners; penalty. Amending § 18.2-474.1. (Patron-Landes, HB 269)

Workers' compensation; disallowance of compensation due to alcohol or drug use at time of injury. Amending § 65.2-306. (Patron-Byron, HB 568)