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West Virginia State Profile

PostDateIcon Tue, 12/11/2012 - 20:36 | PostAuthorIcon TerryWinters
PDMP Region: 
South
Website: 
Visit website
Agency Name: 
West Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Agency Type: 
Pharmacy Board
Agency Contact(s): 
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State Information
State Population: 
1,854,304
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
584
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
8,052
Frequency of data collected: 
Daily
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
yes
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
If Other Drugs: 
opioid antagonists
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
no
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
no
If other requester (specify): 
Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Workers Compensation State, Medical Examiner, Researcher, Prescriber Delegate, Dispenser Delegate
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1995
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1995
Laws/statute Citation: 
WV Code §§60A-9-1 to -7; 16-1-4
Regulation/Rule Citations: 
WV Code Regs §§15-8-1 to -8; 15-11-2; -4; 64-90-40