Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB706: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-45.5, relating to Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports.
Status: Chaptered, April 22, 2026
Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports. Directs the Department of Health to maintain a list of agencies and organizations that submit requests for and receive opioid antagonists through its distribution program and requires the Department to submit a quarterly report to the Chairs of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, House Health and Human Services Committee, Senate Finance and Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Resources, and Senate Subcommittee on Health, and the chair of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority on its distribution of opioid antagonists. The bill requires the Department to submit an annual report to the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Chairs of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee by December 1 of each year estimating the costs of the opioid antagonist distribution program for the following fiscal year using a methodology developed by the Department pursuant to parameters set out in the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.
What the bill says
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-45.5, relating to Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports. [S 706] Approved April 22, 2026 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 32.1-45.5 as reports. A. The Department shall maintain a list of all agencies and organizations that submit requests for and receive opioid antagonists through its distribution program. At least quarterly, the Department shall submit a report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health and Human.
From the enrolled text, April 22, 2026:
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-45.5, relating to Department of Health; opioid antagonist distribution program; reports. [S 706] Approved April 22, 2026 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 32.1-45.5 as reports. A. The Department shall maintain a list of all agencies and organizations that submit requests for and receive opioid antagonists through its distribution program. At least quarterly, the Department shall submit a report to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the chair of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority with the following (ii) the county, city, or town service area; (iii) the quantity, along with the specific formulation and dosage of opioid antagonist, requested by the agency or organization in its most recent order, and the date the request was made; and (iv) the quantity, along with the specific formulation and dosage of opioid antagonist, received by the agency or organization in response to its most recent order, and the date the request was fulfilled. B. The Department shall develop a methodology to estimate annual opioid antagonist distribution program costs. In developing such methodology, the Department shall use available …