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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 863<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":350528,"section_number":"18.2-247","catch_line":"Use of terms \"controlled substances,\" \"marijuana,\" \"Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,\" \"imitation controlled substance,\" and \"counterfeit controlled substance\" in Title 18.2","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-247\/"},{"id":377612,"section_number":"8.01-581.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1507613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377001,"identifier":"8.01-227.4","token":"8.01\/3\/23\/8.01-227.4","url":"\/8.01-227.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-227.4\/","token":"8.01\/3\/23\/8.01-227.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-227.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:<\/p>

“Controlled substance<\/span>” means a controlled substance<\/span> as defined in Article 1 (\u00a7 18.2-247<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2.<\/p>

“Health care provider<\/span>” means a health care provider<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 8.01-581.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 8.01-227.4)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\n“Controlled substance” means a controlled substance as defined in\nArticle 1 (\u00a7 18.2-247 et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2.\n\n“Health care provider” means a health care provider as defined in \u00a7\n8.01-581.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 863.","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"}}