Virginia
For Virginia, initial supply days is 14-day supply; applies to is Opioids for acute pain and subacute pain; exception provision is May exceed 14-day supply if extenuating circumstances are clearly documented in the medical record; mme limit is Practitioner shall carefully consider and document reasons to exceed 50 MME/day; prior to exceeding 120 MME/day, shall document reasonable justification or refer to a pain management specialist; effective date is August 8, 2018, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- state
- Virginia
- initial supply days
- 14-day supply verified
- applies to
- Opioids for acute pain and subacute pain our reading
- exception provision
- May exceed 14-day supply if extenuating circumstances are clearly documented in the medical record verified
- mme limit
- Practitioner shall carefully consider and document reasons to exceed 50 MME/day; prior to exceeding 120 MME/day, shall document reasonable justification or refer to a pain management specialist our reading
- effective date
- August 8, 2018 verified
- citation
- 18VAC85-21-40 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
A prescriber providing treatment for acute or subacute pain shall not prescribe a controlled substance containing an opioid in a quantity that exceeds a 14-day supply, unless extenuating circumstances are clearly documented in the medical record.
— law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter21/section40/