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This notice shall include the out-of-state health care practitioner’s out-of-state license, certification, or registration number and a statement that such practitioner meets all of the requirements set forth in this section.B\n\nIf the health care practitioner practicing with a temporary authorization has submitted an application for licensure, certification, or registration, the applicable health regulatory board shall expedite such applications for out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section. 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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 463<\/a> and 464<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapter 390<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241249,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70912,"identifier":"54.1-2408.4","token":"54.1\/III\/24\/54.1-2408.4","url":"\/54.1-2408.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2408.4\/","token":"54.1\/III\/24\/54.1-2408.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary authorization to practice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2408.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or registered in another state or the District of Columbia may temporarily practice for one 90-day period, provided that the following conditions are met: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The practitioner is contracted by or has received an offer of employment in the Commonwealth from a licensed hospital, a nursing home, an assisted living facility, a dialysis facility, the Department of Health, or a local health department; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The employer or contractor verifies that the out-of-state health care provider possesses an active and unencumbered license, certification, or registration for the profession in which he will be employed or contracted in another state or the District of Columbia; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The employer or contractor obtains a report from the National Practitioner Data Bank if the applicant is subject to reporting; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Prior to the out-of-state health care practitioner’s practicing, the employer or contractor notifies the appropriate health regulatory board that the out-of-state health care practitioner is employed or under contract<\/span> and will practice under the temporary authorization. This notice shall include the out-of-state health care practitioner’s out-of-state license, certification, or registration number and a statement that such practitioner meets all of the requirements set forth in this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the health care practitioner practicing with a temporary authorization has submitted an application for licensure, certification, or registration, the applicable health regulatory board shall expedite such applications for out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section. If licensure, certification, or registration remains pending after the initial 90-day temporary authorization, the authorization may be extended for an additional 60 days, provided that the employer or contractor submits notice to the applicable health regulatory board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section shall be subject to the laws<\/span> and regulations of the Commonwealth and shall be subject to disciplinary action by the applicable health regulatory board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department of Health Professions shall, beginning July 1, 2023, annually report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health and Human Services the number of out-of-state health care practitioners who have utilized the temporary authorization to practice pending licensure and have not subsequently been issued full licensure. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE (\u00a7 54.1-2408.4)\n\nA. A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or registered in another\nstate or the District of Columbia may temporarily practice for one 90-day\nperiod, provided that the following conditions are met:\n\n 1. The practitioner is contracted by or has received an offer of employment in\n the Commonwealth from a licensed hospital, a nursing home, an assisted living\n facility, a dialysis facility, the Department of Health, or a local health\n department;\n\n 2. The employer or contractor verifies that the out-of-state health care\n provider possesses an active and unencumbered license, certification, or\n registration for the profession in which he will be employed or contracted in\n another state or the District of Columbia;\n\n 3. The employer or contractor obtains a report from the National Practitioner\n Data Bank if the applicant is subject to reporting; and\n\n 4. Prior to the out-of-state health care practitioner’s practicing, the\n employer or contractor notifies the appropriate health regulatory board that\n the out-of-state health care practitioner is employed or under contract and\n will practice under the temporary authorization. This notice shall include the\n out-of-state health care practitioner’s out-of-state license,\n certification, or registration number and a statement that such practitioner\n meets all of the requirements set forth in this section.\n\nB. If the health care practitioner practicing with a temporary authorization has\nsubmitted an application for licensure, certification, or registration, the\napplicable health regulatory board shall expedite such applications for\nout-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section. If\nlicensure, certification, or registration remains pending after the initial\n90-day temporary authorization, the authorization may be extended for an\nadditional 60 days, provided that the employer or contractor submits notice to\nthe applicable health regulatory board.\n\nC. Out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section\nshall be subject to the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth and shall be\nsubject to disciplinary action by the applicable health regulatory board.\n\nD. The Department of Health Professions shall, beginning July 1, 2023, annually\nreport to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the\nHouse Committee on Health and Human Services the number of out-of-state health\ncare practitioners who have utilized the temporary authorization to practice\npending licensure and have not subsequently been issued full licensure.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, cc. 463, 464; 2024, c. 390.","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}}