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2019 Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts
Article 1. General Provisions
- § 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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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
Article 2. Board of Medicine
- § 54.1-2911. Board; membership; terms of office; change of residence; executive director; etc.
- § 54.1-2912. Nominations
- § 54.1-2912.1. (Effective until July 1, 2022) Continued competency and office-based anesthesia requirements
- § 54.1-2912.1. (Effective July 1, 2022) 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
- § 54.1-2913. Repealed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. (Effective until January 1, 2020) Unprofessional conduct; grounds for refusal or disciplinary action
- § 54.1-2915. (Effective January 1, 2020) 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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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. Programs for impaired practitioners
- § 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
Article 3. Licensure of Physicians of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine, Chiropractors, and Podiatrists
- § 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 to obtain training
- § 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 Arts
- § 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
- § 54.1-2952. 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
- § 54.1-2954. 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
- § 54.1-2956.8. 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. Registered surgical assistant; use of title; registration
- § 54.1-2957. Licensure and practice of nurse practitioners
- § 54.1-2957.001. Restricted volunteer license for nurse practitioners
- § 54.1-2957.01. Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed nurse practitioners
- § 54.1-2957.02. When nurse practitioner signature accepted
- § 54.1-2957.03. Certified nurse midwives; required disclosures; liability
- § 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. Conscience clause
- § 54.1-2957.22. Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling established; membership; terms
Article 5. Approval of Educational Programs
- § 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. Interns and residents in hospitals
Article 6. General Standards of Practice
- § 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 handicapped persons
- § 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' or physician assistants' 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 Sterilization
- § 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 Act
- § 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 ยง 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 Registry
- § 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 Agreements
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