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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>377001</law_id><section_number>8.01-227.4</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="12" identifier="8.01">Civil Remedies and Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="5" identifier="3">Actions</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="25" identifier="23">Drug Dealer Liability Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Controlled substance</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">controlled substance</span> as defined in Article 1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Use of terms &quot;controlled substances,&quot; &quot;marijuana,&quot; &quot;Schedules I, II, III, IV, V, and VI,&quot; &quot;imitation controlled substance,&quot; and &quot;counterfeit controlled substance&quot; in Title 18.2" href="/18.2-247/">18.2-247</a> et seq.) of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Health care provider</span>&#x201D; means a <span class="dictionary">health care provider</span> as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/8.01-581.1/">8.01-581.1</a>.</p></section></text><history>2002, c. 863.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
