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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1958, chapter 158; in 1968, chapter 477; in 1986, chapter 349; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1437483,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361091,"identifier":"37.2-843","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-843","url":"\/37.2-843\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-843\/","token":"37.2\/III\/8\/7\/37.2-843","dublin_core":{"Title":"Providing drugs or medicines for certain individuals discharged from state facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-843","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any individual<\/span> is discharged from a state<\/span> facility<\/span> and he or the person liable for his care and treatment is financially unable to pay for or otherwise access drugs or medicines that are prescribed for him by a member of the medical staff of the state<\/span> facility<\/span> in order<\/span> to mitigate or prevent a recurrence of the condition for which he has received care and treatment in the state<\/span> facility<\/span>, the Department<\/span> or the community services board<\/span> or behavioral health authority<\/span> serving the individual<\/span>’s county or city of residence may, from funds appropriated to the Department<\/span> for that purpose, provide the individual<\/span> with such drugs and medicines, which shall be dispensed only in accordance with law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVIDING DRUGS OR MEDICINES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED FROM STATE\nFACILITIES (\u00a7 37.2-843)\n\nWhen any individual is discharged from a state facility and he or the person\nliable for his care and treatment is financially unable to pay for or otherwise\naccess drugs or medicines that are prescribed for him by a member of the medical\nstaff of the state facility in order to mitigate or prevent a recurrence of the\ncondition for which he has received care and treatment in the state facility,\nthe Department or the community services board or behavioral health authority\nserving the individual’s county or city of residence may, from funds\nappropriated to the Department for that purpose, provide the individual with\nsuch drugs and medicines, which shall be dispensed only in accordance with law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-92.1; 1958, c. 158; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7 37.1-101; 1986,\nc. 349; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}