Virginia — Title 54.1 · Chapter 29

• § 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
• § 54.1-2908 — Reports of disciplinary action against health professionals; immunity from liability; civil penalty
• § 54.1-2909 — Further reporting requirements; civil penalty; disciplinary action
• § 54.1-2910.01 — 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 patient services; requirements
• § 54.1-2911 — Board; membership; terms of office; 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
• § 54.1-2913.1 — 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
• § 54.1-2918 — Suspension or revocation for violation of facility licensing laws
• § 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
• § 54.1-2924.1 — 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
• § 54.1-2928.1 — 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
• § 54.1-2928.4 — Continuing education activities; bias reduction training
• § 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
• § 54.1-2933.1 — Temporary licensure of certain foreign graduates
• § 54.1-2934 — Evidence of right to practice required of certain foreign graduates
• § 54.1-2936 — Limited licenses to certain graduates of foreign medical schools
• § 54.1-2936.1 — Licensure by endorsement of foreign chiropractors
• § 54.1-2937 — Temporary licenses to interns and residents in hospitals and other organizations
• § 54.1-2937.1 — Retiree license
• § 54.1-2939 — Surgery by podiatrists on patients under general anesthesia limited
• § 54.1-2941 — Contracts of practitioners with approved colleges and certain state agencies not prohibited
• § 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
• § 54.1-2951.1 — 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
• § 54.1-2952.01 — Physician assistants; authorization to practice without a practice agreement
• § 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
• § 54.1-2956.8 — 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; certified nurse midwives; independent practice of certified nurse midwives
• § 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; independent practice as a licensed certified midwife; use of title; required disclosures
• § 54.1-2957.001 — Restricted volunteer license for advanced practice registered nurses
• § 54.1-2957.4 — Licensure as athletic trainer required; requisite training and educational requirements; powers of the Board concerning athletic training
• § 54.1-2957.4:1 — Athletic Trainer Compact
• § 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
• § 54.1-2957.22 — Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling established; membership; terms
• § 54.1-2957.23 — Licensure of anesthesiologist assistants
• § 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
• § 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; chiropractor recommending vitamins, minerals, or food supplements
• § 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
• § 54.1-2966 — Physicians reporting disabilities to aircraft pilots licensing authorities exempt from liability; testifying in certain proceedings
• § 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
• § 54.1-2971.01 — 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
• § 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
• § 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
• § 54.1-2994 — Advance Health Care Planning Registry established
• § 54.1-2995 — Filing of documents with the registry; regulations; fees
• § 54.1-2996 — Validity of unregistered documents
• § 54.1-2997 — Direct primary care agreements
• § 54.1-2998 — Direct primary care agreement requirements; disclosures; disclaimer
• § 54.1-2954.2 — Respiratory Care Interstate Compact