Schedule VI controlled substances; TPA-certified optometrists permitted to sell and dispense.

Removed the 'Enrolled' status and the 'Virginia Acts of Assembly' header, indicating the bill is no longer in its final, signed form.

Added a new header identifying the document as a 'Substitute' proposed by the House Committee on Health and Human Services, dated February 10, 2026.

Changed the document title from a standard enrolled act to an amendment format with page numbers and draft markings.

Sales of Schedule VI controlled substances are now limited exclusively to the optometrist's own patients, prohibiting sales to the general public.

Optometrists are strictly prohibited from compounding, repackaging, or altering any pharmaceutical product they dispense or sell.

The requirement for the Boards of Optometry and Pharmacy to create regulations was changed from mandatory ('shall') to discretionary ('may').

The description of the new section was updated to use 'Selling and dispensing' instead of 'Sale and dispensation' for consistency.

A new section was added to the Code of Virginia to formally authorize the Board of Pharmacy to issue limited-use licenses to TPA-certified optometrists.