The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is happy to notify Virginia’s EMS leaders and stakeholders that Virginia hospitals have agreed to extend access to the Hospital Medication Kit Exchange program to April 15, 2025. The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA) and VDH leadership have worked collaboratively, along with the Regional EMS Councils, the Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (VSHP), the Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, and other stakeholders to extend this program transition.
The Office of EMS encourages all EMS agencies to continue to work towards fully implementing their own EMS pharmacy systems in the meantime. This extension will give agencies the appropriate time that they need to fully implement their own systems.
Read the VSHP and VHHA update.
Learn more about Virginia’s EMS Drug Box Exchange Program Updates.