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VA Code § 54.1-2928.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2928.1. Restricted volunteer license

A. The Board may issue a restricted volunteer license to a practitioner of the healing arts who:1. Held an unrestricted license issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine or by a board in another state as a licensee in good standing at the time the license expired or became inactive;2. Is practicing within the limits of his license in accordance with provisions of § 54.1-106; and3. Attests to knowledge of the laws and regulations governing his branch of the healing arts in Virginia.B. A person holding a restricted volunteer license under this section shall not be required to complete continuing education for the first renewal of such a license. Subsequent renewals will require continuing education as specified by Board regulation.C. If a practitioner with a restricted volunteer license issued under this section has not held an active, unrestricted license and been engaged in active practice within the past four years, he shall only practice his profession if a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine with an active, unrestricted Virginia license reviews the quality of care rendered by the practitioner with the restricted volunteer license at least every 90 days.D. Such license may be renewed every two years in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.E. A practitioner holding a restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter, the regulations promulgated under this chapter, and the disciplinary regulations which apply to all such practitioners in Virginia.F. The application fee and the biennial renewal fee for restricted volunteer license under this section shall be no more than one-half the renewal fee for an inactive license in the same branch of the healing arts.2006, c. 881.
VA Code § 54.1-2928.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2928.2. Board to adopt regulations related to prescribing of opioids and buprenorphine

The Board shall adopt regulations for the prescribing of opioids and products containing buprenorphine. Such regulations shall include guidelines for:1. The treatment of acute pain, which shall include (i) requirements for an appropriate patient history and evaluation, (ii) limitations on dosages or day supply of drugs prescribed, (iii) requirements for appropriate documentation in the patient's health record, and (iv) a requirement that the prescriber request and review information contained in the Prescription Monitoring Program in accordance with § 54.1-2522.1;2. The treatment of chronic pain, which shall include, in addition to the requirements for treatment of acute pain set forth in subdivision 1, requirements for (i) development of a treatment plan for the patient, (ii) an agreement for treatment signed by the provider and the patient that includes permission to obtain urine drug screens, and (iii) periodic review of the treatment provided at specific intervals to determine the continued appropriateness of such treatment; and3. The use of buprenorphine in the treatment of addiction, including a requirement for referral to or consultation with a provider of substance abuse counseling in conjunction with treatment of opioid dependency with products containing buprenorphine.2017, cc. 291, 682.
VA Code § 54.1-2929 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2929. Licenses required

No person shall practice or hold himself out as qualified to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry without obtaining a license from the Board of Medicine as provided in this chapter.Code 1950, § 54-281; 1966, c. 657, § 54-281.3; 1970, c. 69; 1988, c. 765; 1996, cc. 937, 980.
VA Code § 54.1-2930 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2930. Requirements for licensure

The Board may issue a license to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine to any candidate who has submitted satisfactory evidence verified by affidavits that he:1. Is 18 years of age or more;2. Is of good moral character;3. Has successfully completed all or such part as may be prescribed by the Board, of an educational course of study of that branch of the healing arts in which he desires a license to practice, which course of study and the educational institution providing that course of study are acceptable to the Board; and4. Has completed at least 12 months of satisfactory postgraduate training in one program or institution approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board for internships or residency training. At the discretion of the Board, the postgraduate training may be waived if an applicant for licensure in podiatry has been in active practice for four continuous years while serving in the military and is a diplomate of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. Applicants for licensure in chiropractic need not fulfill this requirement.In determining whether such course of study and institution are acceptable to it, the Board may consider the reputation of the institution and whether it is approved or accredited by regional or national educational or professional associations, including such organizations as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Council on Postgraduate Training of the American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, Education Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or their appropriate subsidiary agencies; by any appropriate agency of the United States government; or by any other organization approved by the Board.Code 1950, § 54-305; 1952, c. 211; 1954, c. 626; 1972, c. 824; 1975, c. 508; 1982, c. 605; 1985, c. 605; 1988, cc. 89, 132, 765; 2013, c. 144; 2015, c. 525; 2017, cc. 59, 117.
VA Code § 54.1-2931 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2931. Examinations; passing grade

A. The examinations of candidates for licensure to practice medicine and osteopathy shall be those of the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Federation of State Medical Boards, the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, or such other examinations as determined by the Board. The minimum passing score shall be determined by the Board prior to administration of the examination.B. The examination of candidates for licensure to practice chiropractic shall include the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Examinations and such other examinations as determined by the Board. The minimum passing score shall be determined by the Board prior to administration of the examination.C. The examination of candidates for licensure to practice podiatry shall be the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners examinations and such other examinations as determined by the Board. The minimum passing score shall be determined by the Board prior to administration of the examination.Code 1950, § 54-297; 1958, c. 161; 1966, c. 657; 1970, c. 69; 1973, c. 529; 1978, c. 466; 1982, c. 605; 1985, c. 291; 1988, c. 765; 1990, c. 818; 2013, c. 144.
VA Code § 54.1-2932 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2932. Issuance of licenses to practice

Upon completion of an application satisfactory to the Board, applicants shall be granted licenses to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry and each license shall show plainly on its face the school or branch of the healing arts in which the holder thereof is permitted to practice. All licenses shall be attested by the signature of the president and secretary of the Board, respectively.Code 1950, § 54-309; 1958, cc. 161, 461; 1968, c. 766; 1970, c. 69; 1980, c. 157; 1985, c. 96; 1988, c. 765; 2013, c. 144.
VA Code § 54.1-2933.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2933.1. Temporary licensure of certain foreign graduates to obtain training

The Board may issue, to a physician licensed in a foreign country, a nonrenewable license valid for a period not to exceed two years to practice medicine while such physician is attending advanced training in an institute for postgraduate health science operated collaboratively by a health care system having hospitals and health care facilities with residency and training program(s) approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board and a public institution of higher education. This temporary license shall only authorize the holder to practice medicine in the hospitals and outpatient clinics of the collaborating health care system while he is receiving training in the institute for postgraduate health science. The Board may promulgate regulations for such license.1995, c. 230; 2000, c. 788.
VA Code § 54.1-2934 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2934. Evidence of right to practice required of certain foreign graduates

Every candidate who is a graduate of a school of a country other than the United States and Canada must, in addition to meeting the other requirements of this article, exhibit to the Board a diploma, license or certificate conferring the full right to practice in that country, or satisfactory evidence showing that the candidate has completed the course of study and passed examinations equivalent to those required for a diploma or license conferring such full right to practice.1954, c. 626, § 54-306.2; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-2936 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2936. Limited licenses to certain graduates of foreign medical schools

A. After receiving a recommendation from the dean of an accredited medical school which was reached after consultation with the chairmen of the departments in the school or college and having become satisfied that the applicant is a person of professorial rank whose knowledge and special training will benefit the medical school or educational programs sponsored by the medical school in affiliated hospitals, the Board may issue a limited license to practice medicine in the hospitals and outpatient clinics of the school or college or in a hospital formally affiliated with the medical school for purposes of undergraduate or postgraduate medical education to a graduate of a foreign medical school as long as he serves as a full-time or adjunct faculty member. This limited license shall be valid for a period of not more than one year, but may be renewed annually by the Board upon recommendation of the dean of the medical school and continued service as a full-time or adjunct faculty member.B. After receiving a recommendation from the dean of an accredited medical school which was reached after consultation with the chairmen of the departments in the school or college and having become satisfied that the applicant is a person whose attendance will benefit the medical school, the Board may issue a limited license to practice medicine as a fellow if such fellowship is ranked between the residency level and that of associate professor. This limited license shall only authorize the holder to practice medicine in the hospitals and outpatient clinics of the school while he is a full-time fellow. The license shall be valid for a period of not more than one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of the dean of the medical school and continuation of the fellowship. A limited license to a foreign graduate engaged in a fellowship shall not be renewed more than twice.1964, c. 285, § 54-311.1; 1970, c. 69; 1975, c. 508; 1977, c. 586, § 54-311.2; 1988, c. 765; 2003, c. 473.
VA Code § 54.1-2937 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2937. Temporary licenses to interns and residents in hospitals and other organizations

Upon recommendation by the chief of an approved internship or residency program as defined in this chapter, the Board may issue a temporary annual license to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatry to interns and residents in such programs. No such license shall be issued to an intern or resident who has not completed successfully the preliminary academic education required for admission to examinations given by the Board in his particular field of practice. Such license shall expire upon the holder's withdrawal or termination from the internship or residency program. The Board may prescribe such regulations not in conflict with existing law and require such reports from hospitals or other organizations operating an approved graduate medical education program in the Commonwealth as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.1986, c. 307, § 54-311.3; 1987, c. 44; 1988, c. 765; 2015, c. 525.
VA Code § 54.1-2937.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2937.1. Retiree license

A. The Board may issue a retiree license to any doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or chiropractic who holds an unrestricted, active license to practice in the Commonwealth upon receipt of a request and submission of the fee required by the Board. A person to whom a retiree license has been issued shall not be required to meet continuing competency requirements for the first biennial renewal of such license.B. A person to whom a retiree license has been issued shall only engage in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or chiropractic for the purpose of providing (i) charity care, as defined in § 32.1-102.1, and (ii) health care services to patients in their residence for whom travel is a barrier to receiving medical care.2019, c. 379.
VA Code § 54.1-2939 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2939. Surgery by podiatrists on patients under general anesthesia limited

Podiatrists shall not perform surgery on patients under a general anesthetic except in a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center accredited by a national accrediting organization granted authority by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to assure compliance with Medicare conditions of participation pursuant to § 1865 of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395bb).1977, c. 127, § 54-275.2; 1988, c. 765; 1999, c. 651; 2013, c. 144.
VA Code § 54.1-2941 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2941. Contracts of practitioners with approved colleges and certain state agencies not prohibited

This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit, forbid or prevent (i) any approved school of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry or chiropractic from contracting with any licensed practitioner to teach or participate in a preceptorship program in such college on such terms of compensation as may be mutually satisfactory, which contract may prescribe the extent, if any, to which the practitioner may engage in private practice, or (ii) any institution, hospital, treatment center, sanatorium or other similar agency under the management and control of an agency of the Commonwealth from employing or contracting with any licensed practitioner to furnish professional services in the work of the agency, or to persons entitled to receive such care from the agency.1958, c. 275, § 54-275.1; 1984, c. 710; 1988, c. 765.
VA Code § 54.1-2949 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2949. License required

It shall be unlawful for a person to practice or to hold himself out as practicing as a physician assistant or to use in connection with his name the words or letters "Physician Assistant" or "PA" unless he holds a license as such issued by the Board.1988, c. 765; 2013, c. 144; 2016, c. 450.
VA Code § 54.1-2950 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2950. Requisite training and educational achievements of assistants

The Board shall establish a testing program to determine the training and educational achievements of the physician assistant or the Board may accept other evidence, such as experience or completion of an approved training program, in lieu of testing and shall establish this as a prerequisite for approval of the licensee's application.Pending the outcome of the next examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, the Board may grant provisional licensure to graduates of physician assistants curricula that are approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant. Such provisional licensure shall be granted at the discretion of the Board.1973, c. 529, § 54-281.7; 1984, c. 46; 1988, c. 765; 1997, c. 806; 2013, c. 144; 2016, c. 450.
VA Code § 54.1-2950.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2950.1. Advisory Board on Physician Assistants; membership; qualifications

The Advisory Board on Physician Assistants shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: three members shall be licensed physician assistants who have practiced their professions in Virginia for not less than three years prior to their appointments; one shall be a physician who collaborates with at least one physician assistant; and one shall be a citizen member appointed from the Commonwealth at large. Appointments shall be for four-year terms. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Advisory Board for more than two successive terms.1998, c. 319; 2002, c. 698; 2011, cc. 691, 714; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 210.
VA Code § 54.1-2951.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2951.1. Requirements for licensure and practice as a physician assistant; licensure by endorsement

A. The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing requirements for licensure as a physician assistant that shall include the following:1. Successful completion of a physician assistant program or surgical physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant;2. Passage of the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; and3. Documentation that the applicant for licensure has not had his license or certification as a physician assistant suspended or revoked and is not the subject of any disciplinary proceedings in another jurisdiction.B. The Board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant for licensure as a physician assistant if the applicant (i) is the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth, (ii) holds current certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, and (iii) holds a license as a physician assistant that is in good standing, or that is eligible for reinstatement if lapsed, under the laws of another state.C. Every physician assistant shall practice as part of a patient care team and shall provide care in accordance with a written or electronic practice agreement with one or more patient care team physicians or patient care team podiatrists.A practice agreement shall include acts pursuant to § 54.1-2952, provisions for the periodic review of patient charts or electronic health records, guidelines for collaboration and consultation among the parties to the agreement and the patient, periodic joint evaluation of the services delivered, and provisions for appropriate physician input in complex clinical cases, in patient emergencies, and for referrals.A practice agreement may include provisions for periodic site visits by a patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist who is part of the patient care team at a location other than where the licensee regularly practices. Such visits shall be in the manner and at the frequency as determined by the patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist who is part of the patient care team.D. Evidence of a practice agreement shall be maintained by the physician assistant and provided to the Board upon request. The practice agreement may be maintained in writing or electronically and may be a part of credentialing documents, practice protocols, or procedures.1998, c. 319; 2011, c. 390; 2013, c. 144; 2016, c. 450; 2019, cc. 92, 137, 338; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 210.
VA Code § 54.1-2951.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2951.2. Issuance of a license

The Board shall issue a license to the physician assistant to practice in accordance with § 54.1-2951.1.1998, c. 319; 2019, cc. 92, 137; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 210.
VA Code § 54.1-2951.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2951.3. Restricted volunteer license for certain physician assistants

A. The Board may issue a restricted volunteer license to a physician assistant who meets the qualifications for licensure for physician assistants. The Board may refuse issuance of licensure pursuant to § 54.1-2915.B. A person holding a restricted volunteer license under this section shall:1. Only practice in public health or community free clinics approved by the Board;2. Only treat patients who have no insurance or who are not eligible for financial assistance for medical care; and3. Not receive remuneration directly or indirectly for practicing as a physician assistant.C. A physician assistant with a restricted volunteer license issued under this section shall only practice as a physician assistant and perform certain acts which constitute the practice of medicine to the extent and in the manner authorized by the Board if:1. A patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist is available at all times to collaborate and consult with the physician assistant; or2. A patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist periodically reviews the relevant patient records.D. A restricted volunteer license granted pursuant to this section shall be issued to the physician assistant without charge, shall expire twelve months from the date of issuance, and may be renewed annually in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.E. A physician assistant holding a restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated under this chapter unless otherwise provided for in this section.1998, c. 319; 2005, c. 163; 2019, cc. 92, 137.
VA Code § 54.1-2951.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts|§ 54.1-2951.4. Exception to physician assistant license requirement; physician assistant student

The provisions of § 54.1-2902 shall not be construed as prohibiting a physician assistant student who is enrolled in a physician assistant education program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its successor agency from engaging in acts that constitute practice as a physician assistant.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 210.