Chapter 29. Medicine and Other Healing ArtsRead Chapter
- Article 1. General ProvisionsRead all
- § 54.1-2900
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2901
- Exceptions and exemptions generally
- § 54.1-2902
- Unlawful to practice without license
- § 54.1-2903
- What constitutes practice; advertising in connection with medical practice
- § 54.1-2904
- Biennial renewal of licenses; copies; fee; lapsed licenses; reinstatement; penalties
- § 54.1-2905
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2906
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2908
- Reports of disciplinary action against health professionals; immunity from liability; civil penalty
- § 54.1-2909
- Further reporting requirements; civil penalty; disciplinary action
- § 54.1-2910
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2910.01
- Practitioner information provided to patients
- § 54.1-2910.1
- Certain data required
- § 54.1-2910.2
- Posting of disciplinary information
- § 54.1-2910.3
- No requirement to participate in third-party reimbursement programs
- § 54.1-2910.3:1
- Medicaid recipients; treatment involving prescription of opioids; payment
- § 54.1-2910.4
- Health record retention
- § 54.1-2910.5
- Pediatric sexual assault survivor services; requirements
- Article 2. Board of MedicineRead all
- § 54.1-2911
- Board; membership; terms of office; change of residence; executive director; etc.
- § 54.1-2912
- Nominations
- § 54.1-2912.1
- Continued competency and office-based anesthesia requirements
- § 54.1-2912.2
- Board may endorse certain document
- § 54.1-2912.3
- Competency assessments of certain practitioners
- § 54.1-2912.4
- Board to post autism information
- § 54.1-2912.5
- Standard of care pertaining to prenatal and postnatal and other depression; Communication of information
- § 54.1-2913
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2913.1
- Acceptance of other examinations
- § 54.1-2914
- Sale of controlled substances and medical devices or appliances; requirements for vision care services
- § 54.1-2915
- Unprofessional conduct; grounds for refusal or disciplinary action
- § 54.1-2916
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2917
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2918
- Suspension or revocation for violation of facility licensing laws
- § 54.1-2919
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2920
- Notice and opportunity to be heard required before suspension or revocation of license; allegations to be in writing; practice pending appeal; notice to patients
- § 54.1-2921
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2922
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2923.1
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2924
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2924.1
- Expired
- § 54.1-2925
- Use of experts in disciplinary proceedings
- § 54.1-2926
- Powers of Board with respect to practitioners licensed to practice pharmacy
- § 54.1-2927
- Applicants from other states without reciprocity; temporary licenses or certificates for certain practitioners of the healing arts
- § 54.1-2928
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2928.1
- Restricted volunteer license
- § 54.1-2928.2
- Board to adopt regulations related to prescribing of opioids and buprenorphine
- § 54.1-2928.3
- Continuing learning activities
- Article 3. Licensure of Physicians of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine, Chiropractors, and PodiatristsRead all
- § 54.1-2929
- Licenses required
- § 54.1-2930
- Requirements for licensure
- § 54.1-2931
- Examinations; passing grade
- § 54.1-2932
- Issuance of licenses to practice
- § 54.1-2933
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2933.1
- Temporary licensure of certain foreign graduates
- § 54.1-2934
- Evidence of right to practice required of certain foreign graduates
- § 54.1-2935
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2936
- Limited licenses to certain graduates of foreign medical schools
- § 54.1-2937
- Temporary licenses to interns and residents in hospitals and other organizations
- § 54.1-2937.1
- Retiree license
- § 54.1-2938
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2939
- Surgery by podiatrists on patients under general anesthesia limited
- § 54.1-2940
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2941
- Contracts of practitioners with approved colleges and certain state agencies not prohibited
- Article 4. Licensure and Certification of Other Practitioners of the Healing ArtsRead all
- § 54.1-2942
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2949
- License required
- § 54.1-2950
- Requisite training and educational achievements of assistants
- § 54.1-2950.1
- Advisory Board on Physician Assistants; membership; qualifications
- § 54.1-2951
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2951.1
- Requirements for licensure and practice as a physician assistant; licensure by endorsement
- § 54.1-2951.2
- Issuance of a license
- § 54.1-2951.3
- Restricted volunteer license for certain physician assistants
- § 54.1-2951.4
- Exception to physician assistant license requirement; physician assistant student
- § 54.1-2952
- Role of patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist on patient care teams; services that may be performed by physician assistants; responsibility of licensee; employment of physician assistants
- § 54.1-2952.1
- Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed physician assistants
- § 54.1-2952.2
- When physician assistant signature accepted
- § 54.1-2953
- Renewal, revocation, suspension, and refusal
- § 54.1-2953.1
- PA Licensure Compact
- § 54.1-2954
- Respiratory therapist; definition
- § 54.1-2954.1
- Powers of Board concerning respiratory care
- § 54.1-2955
- Restriction of titles
- § 54.1-2956
- Advisory Board on Respiratory Care; appointment; terms; duties; etc.
- § 54.1-2956.01
- Exceptions to respiratory therapist's licensure
- § 54.1-2956.1
- Powers of Board concerning occupational therapy
- § 54.1-2956.2
- Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy
- § 54.1-2956.3
- Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; composition; appointment
- § 54.1-2956.4
- Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; powers
- § 54.1-2956.5
- Unlawful to practice occupational therapy without license
- § 54.1-2956.6
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2956.7:1
- Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact
- § 54.1-2956.8
- Advisory Board on Radiological Technology; appointments; terms; etc.
- § 54.1-2956.8:1
- Unlawful to practice radiologic technology without license; unlawful designation as a radiologist assistant, radiologic technologist, or radiologic technologist, limited; Board to regulate radiologist assistants and radiologic technologists
- § 54.1-2956.8:2
- Requisite training and educational achievements of radiologist assistants, radiologic technologists, and radiologic technologists, limited
- § 54.1-2956.9
- Unlawful to practice acupuncture without license; unlawful designation as acupuncturist; Board to regulate acupuncturists
- § 54.1-2956.10
- Requisite training and educational achievements of acupuncturists
- § 54.1-2956.11
- Advisory Board on Acupuncture; composition; appointment
- § 54.1-2956.12
- Registered surgical technologist; use of title; registration
- § 54.1-2956.13
- Licensure of surgical assistant; practice of surgical assisting; use of title
- § 54.1-2956.14
- Advisory Board on Surgical Assisting; appointments; terms; duties
- § 54.1-2957
- Licensure and practice of advanced practice registered nurses
- § 54.1-2957.001
- Restricted volunteer license for advanced practice registered nurses
- § 54.1-2957.01
- Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed advanced practice registered nurses
- § 54.1-2957.02
- When advanced practice registered nurse signature accepted
- § 54.1-2957.03
- Certified nurse midwives; required disclosures; liability
- § 54.1-2957.04
- Licensure as a licensed certified midwife; practice as a licensed certified midwife; use of title; required disclosures
- § 54.1-2957.1
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2957.4
- Licensure as athletic trainer required; requisite training and educational requirements; powers of the Board concerning athletic training
- § 54.1-2957.5
- Advisory Board on Athletic Training established; duties; composition; appointment; terms
- § 54.1-2957.6
- Exceptions to athletic trainer licensure
- § 54.1-2957.7
- Licensed midwife and practice of midwifery; definitions
- § 54.1-2957.8
- Licensure of midwives; requisite training and educational requirements; fees
- § 54.1-2957.9
- Regulation of the practice of midwifery
- § 54.1-2957.10
- Advisory Board on Midwifery established; membership; duties; terms
- § 54.1-2957.11
- Requirements for disclosure
- § 54.1-2957.12
- Immunity
- § 54.1-2957.13
- Exceptions
- § 54.1-2957.14
- Advisory Board on Polysomnographic Technology; appointment; terms; duties
- § 54.1-2957.15
- Unlawful to practice as a polysomnographic technologist without a license
- § 54.1-2957.16
- Licensure of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; requirements; powers of the Board
- § 54.1-2957.17
- Exceptions to licensure requirements
- § 54.1-2957.18
- Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis
- § 54.1-2957.19
- Genetic counseling; regulation of the practice; license required; licensure; temporary license
- § 54.1-2957.20
- Exemptions
- § 54.1-2957.21
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2957.22
- Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling established; membership; terms
- Article 5. Approval of Educational ProgramsRead all
- § 54.1-2958
- Procedure for determining acceptability of foreign courses of study and educational institutions
- § 54.1-2959
- Supervised training programs; students enrolled in schools of medicine or chiropractic schools allowed to engage in certain activities; prohibition of unauthorized pelvic exams
- § 54.1-2960
- Medical students in hospitals
- § 54.1-2961
- (Effective July 1, 2024) Interns and residents in hospitals
- Article 6. General Standards of PracticeRead all
- § 54.1-2962
- Division of fees among physicians prohibited
- § 54.1-2962.01
- Anatomic pathology services; fees
- § 54.1-2962.1
- Solicitation or receipt of remuneration in exchange for referral prohibited
- § 54.1-2962.2
- Physician-patient relationship; effect of certain emergency department treatment
- § 54.1-2963
- Selling vitamins or food supplements in connection with a practice of the healing arts
- § 54.1-2963.1
- Disclosure of medical treatment options
- § 54.1-2963.2
- Expired
- § 54.1-2964
- Disclosure of interest in referral facilities and clinical laboratories
- § 54.1-2965
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2966
- Physicians reporting disabilities to aircraft pilots licensing authorities exempt from liability; testifying in certain proceedings
- § 54.1-2966.1
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2967
- Physicians and others rendering medical aid to report certain wounds
- § 54.1-2968
- Information about certain individuals with disabilities
- § 54.1-2969
- Authority to consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors
- § 54.1-2970
- Medical treatment for certain persons incapable of giving informed consent
- § 54.1-2970.1
- Individual incapable of making informed decision; procedure for physical evidence recovery kit examination; consent by minors
- § 54.1-2971
- Repealed
- § 54.1-2971.01
- Prescription in excess of recommended dosage in certain cases
- § 54.1-2971.1
- Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility
- § 54.1-2972
- When person deemed medically and legally dead; determination of death; nurses', licensed practical nurses', physician assistants', or advanced practice registered nurses' authority to pronounce death under certain circumstances
- § 54.1-2973
- Persons who may authorize postmortem examination of decedent's body
- § 54.1-2973.1
- Practice of laser hair removal
- Article 7. Sexual SterilizationRead all
- § 54.1-2974
- Sterilization operations for persons 18 years or older capable of informed consent
- § 54.1-2975
- Sterilization operations for certain children incapable of informed consent
- § 54.1-2976
- Sterilization operations for certain adults incapable of informed consent
- § 54.1-2977
- Standards for court-authorized sterilization of certain persons
- § 54.1-2978
- Reports of certain sterilizations
- § 54.1-2979
- No liability for nonnegligent performance of operation
- § 54.1-2980
- Article inapplicable to certain medical or surgical treatment
- Article 8. Health Care Decisions ActRead all
- § 54.1-2981
- Short title
- § 54.1-2982
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2983
- Procedure for making advance directive; notice to physician
- § 54.1-2983.1
- Participation in health care research
- § 54.1-2983.2
- Capacity; required determinations
- § 54.1-2983.3
- Exclusions and limitations of advance directives
- § 54.1-2984
- Suggested form of written advance directives
- § 54.1-2985
- Revocation of an advance directive
- § 54.1-2985.1
- Injunction; court-ordered health care
- § 54.1-2986
- Procedure in absence of an advance directive; procedure for advance directive without agent; no presumption; persons who may authorize health care for patients incapable of informed decisions
- § 54.1-2986.1
- Duties and authority of agent or person identified in § 54.1-2986
- § 54.1-2986.2
- Health care decisions in the event of patient protest
- § 54.1-2987
- Transfer of patient by physician who refuses to comply with advance directive or health care decision
- § 54.1-2987.1
- Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders
- § 54.1-2988
- Immunity from liability; burden of proof; presumption
- § 54.1-2988.1
- Assistance with completing and executing advance directives
- § 54.1-2989
- Willful destruction, concealment, etc., of declaration or revocation; penalties
- § 54.1-2989.1
- Failure to deliver advance directive
- § 54.1-2990
- Medically unnecessary health care not required; procedure when physician refuses to comply with an advance directive or a designated person's health care decision; mercy killing or euthanasia prohibited
- § 54.1-2991
- Effect of declaration; suicide; insurance; declarations executed prior to effective date
- § 54.1-2992
- Preservation of existing rights
- § 54.1-2993
- Reciprocity
- § 54.1-2993.1
- Qualified advance directive facilitators; requirements for training programs
- Article 9. Advance Health Care Directive RegistryRead all
- § 54.1-2994
- Advance Health Care Directive Registry established
- § 54.1-2995
- Filing of documents with the registry; regulations; fees
- § 54.1-2996
- Validity of unregistered documents
- Article 10. Direct Primary Care AgreementsRead all
- § 54.1-2997
- Direct primary care agreements
- § 54.1-2998
- Direct primary care agreement requirements; disclosures; disclaimer
