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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 212<\/a> and 418<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2018, chapters 69<\/a> and 338<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 817<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83528,"section_number":"54.1-2901","catch_line":"Exceptions and exemptions generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2901\/"},{"id":58189,"section_number":"54.1-3001","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3001\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83528,"section_number":"54.1-2901","catch_line":"Exceptions and exemptions generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2901\/"},{"id":58189,"section_number":"54.1-3001","catch_line":"Exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3001\/"}],"permalink":{"id":173391,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83940,"identifier":"2.2-2001.4","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20\/2.2-2001.4","url":"\/2.2-2001.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2001.4\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/20\/2.2-2001.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Military medical personnel; program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2001.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, “military medical personnel<\/span>” means an individual who has recently served as a medic in the United States Army, medical technician in the United States Air Force, medical personnel in the United States Space Force, or corpsman in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span>, in collaboration with the Department<\/span> of Health Professions, shall establish a program in which military medical personnel<\/span> may practice and perform certain delegated acts that constitute the practice of medicine or nursing in accordance with subsection B of § 54.1-2901<\/a> or subsection B of § 54.1-3001<\/a>. Such activities shall reflect the level of training and experience of the military medical personnel<\/span>. The supervising physician or podiatrist shall retain responsibility for the care of the patient. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any licensed physician or podiatrist, professional corporation or partnership of any licensee, hospital, commercial enterprise having medical facilities for its employees that are supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists, or facility that offers medical services to the public and that is supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists may participate in such program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall establish general requirements for military medical personnel<\/span>, licensees, and employers participating in the military medical personnel<\/span> program established pursuant to subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall assist veterans<\/span> and other service members who are preparing for discharge or release and who have recently served in health care-related specialties but who do not meet the definition of “military medical personnel<\/span>” in finding<\/span> employment in the health care sector. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMILITARY MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROGRAM (\u00a7 2.2-2001.4)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section, “military medical personnel”\nmeans an individual who has recently served as a medic in the United States\nArmy, medical technician in the United States Air Force, medical personnel in\nthe United States Space Force, or corpsman in the United States Navy or the\nUnited States Coast Guard and who was discharged or released from such service\nunder conditions other than dishonorable.\n\nB. The Department, in collaboration with the Department of Health Professions,\nshall establish a program in which military medical personnel may practice and\nperform certain delegated acts that constitute the practice of medicine or\nnursing in accordance with subsection B of § 54.1-2901 or subsection B of\n§ 54.1-3001. Such activities shall reflect the level of training and\nexperience of the military medical personnel. The supervising physician or\npodiatrist shall retain responsibility for the care of the patient.\n\nC. Any licensed physician or podiatrist, professional corporation or partnership\nof any licensee, hospital, commercial enterprise having medical facilities for\nits employees that are supervised by one or more physicians or podiatrists, or\nfacility that offers medical services to the public and that is supervised by\none or more physicians or podiatrists may participate in such program.\n\nD. The Department shall establish general requirements for military medical\npersonnel, licensees, and employers participating in the military medical\npersonnel program established pursuant to subsection B.\n\nE. The Department shall assist veterans and other service members who are\npreparing for discharge or release and who have recently served in health\ncare-related specialties but who do not meet the definition of “military\nmedical personnel” in finding employment in the health care sector.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 212, 418; 2018, cc. 69, 338; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 231; 2024,\nc. 817.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}