# Virginia — PDMP Mandatory Prescriber Check Requirements by State

For Virginia, mandate status is mandatory; drug schedules covered is opioids, benzodiazepines; check timing is when initiating opioids beyond short acute use and at least every 90 days while continuing; recheck interval days is 90, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **jurisdiction:** Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **mandate status:** mandatory
- **drug schedules covered:** opioids, benzodiazepines
- **check timing:** when initiating opioids beyond short acute use and at least every 90 days while continuing _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **recheck interval days:** 90 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Virginia: Check when initiating opioids beyond short acute use and at least every 90 days while continuing; use PDMP for benzodiazepine co-prescribing decisions.

## Source

- https://pharmacyfreak.com/pdmp-prescription-drug-monitoring-program-you-are-legally-required-to-check-the-database-but-when-the-state-by-state-rules-you-must-know/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [PDMP Mandatory Prescriber Check Requirements by State](https://referencesource.org/pdmp-mandatory-check-requirements/).