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Clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) shall not apply to dentists and dental hygienists volunteering to provide free health care to an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of underserved people if they do so for a period not exceeding three consecutive days and if the nonprofit organization verifies that the practitioner has a valid, unrestricted license in another state. The Board may deny the right to practice in Virginia to any dentist or dental hygienist whose license has been previously suspended or revoked, who has been convicted of a felony, or who is otherwise found to be in violation of applicable laws or regulations; or6\n\nPrevent an office assistant from performing usual secretarial duties or other assistance as set forth in regulations promulgated by the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":279807,"text":"This chapter shall not:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":279808,"text":"Apply to a licensed physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry as a specialty;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":279809,"text":"Apply to an advanced practice registered nurse certified by the Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine except that intraoral procedures shall be performed only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":279810,"text":"Apply to a dentist or a dental hygienist of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Public Health Service, or Department of Veterans Affairs;","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"4":{"id":279811,"text":"Apply to any dentist of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Air Force rendering services voluntarily and without compensation while deemed to be licensed pursuant to § 54.1-106;","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"5":{"id":279812,"text":"Apply to any dentist or dental hygienist who (i) does not regularly practice dentistry in Virginia, (ii) holds a current valid license or certificate to practice as a dentist or dental hygienist in another state, territory, district or possession of the United States, (iii) volunteers to provide free health care to an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of underserved people, (iv) files a copy of the license or certificate issued in such other jurisdiction with the Board, (v) notifies the Board at least five days prior to the voluntary provision of services of the dates and location of such service, and (vi) acknowledges, in writing, that such licensure exemption shall only be valid, in compliance with the Board’s regulations, during the limited period that such free health care is made available through the nonprofit organization on the dates and at the location filed with the Board. Clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) shall not apply to dentists and dental hygienists volunteering to provide free health care to an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of underserved people if they do so for a period not exceeding three consecutive days and if the nonprofit organization verifies that the practitioner has a valid, unrestricted license in another state. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1970, chapter 639; in 1972, chapter 805; in 1975, chapter 479; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1995, chapter 509<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 740<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 495<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 290<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 817<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77303,"section_number":"54.1-106","catch_line":"Health care professionals rendering services to patients of certain clinics and administrators of such services exempt from liability","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-106\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78045,"identifier":"54.1-2701","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/1\/54.1-2701","url":"\/54.1-2701\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2701\/","token":"54.1\/III\/27\/1\/54.1-2701","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall not:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Apply to a licensed physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry<\/span> as a specialty; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Apply to an advanced practice registered nurse certified by the Board<\/span> of Nursing and the Board<\/span> of Medicine except that intraoral procedures shall be performed only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Apply to a dentist<\/span> or a dental hygienist<\/span> of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Public Health Service, or Department of Veterans Affairs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Apply to any dentist<\/span> of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Air Force rendering services voluntarily and without compensation while deemed to be licensed pursuant to § 54.1-106<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Apply to any dentist<\/span> or dental hygienist<\/span> who (i) does not regularly practice dentistry<\/span> in Virginia, (ii) holds a current valid license<\/span> or certificate to practice as a dentist<\/span> or dental hygienist<\/span> in another state, territory, district or possession<\/span> of the United States, (iii) volunteers to provide free health care to an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of underserved people, (iv) files a copy of the license<\/span> or certificate issued in such other jurisdiction<\/span> with the Board<\/span>, (v) notifies the Board<\/span> at least five days prior to the voluntary provision of services of the dates and location of such service, and (vi) acknowledges, in writing, that such licensure exemption shall only be valid, in compliance with the Board<\/span>’s regulations, during the limited period that such free health care is made available through the nonprofit organization on the dates and at the location filed with the Board<\/span>. Clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) shall not apply to dentists<\/span> and dental hygienists<\/span> volunteering to provide free health care to an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of underserved people if they do so for a period not exceeding three consecutive days and if the nonprofit organization verifies that the practitioner has a valid, unrestricted license<\/span> in another state. The Board<\/span> may deny the right to practice in Virginia to any dentist<\/span> or dental hygienist<\/span> whose license<\/span> has been previously suspended or revoked, who has been convicted of a felony<\/span>, or who is otherwise found to be in violation of applicable laws<\/span> or regulations; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Prevent an office assistant from performing usual secretarial duties or other assistance as set forth in regulations promulgated by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2701)\n\nThis chapter shall not:\n\n1. Apply to a licensed physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry as a\nspecialty;\n\n2. Apply to an advanced practice registered nurse certified by the Board of\nNursing and the Board of Medicine except that intraoral procedures shall be\nperformed only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist;\n\n3. Apply to a dentist or a dental hygienist of the United States Army, Navy,\nCoast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Public Health Service, or\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs;\n\n4. Apply to any dentist of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Air\nForce rendering services voluntarily and without compensation while deemed to be\nlicensed pursuant to § 54.1-106;\n\n5. Apply to any dentist or dental hygienist who (i) does not regularly practice\ndentistry in Virginia, (ii) holds a current valid license or certificate to\npractice as a dentist or dental hygienist in another state, territory, district\nor possession of the United States, (iii) volunteers to provide free health care\nto an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly\nsupported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to\npopulations of underserved people, (iv) files a copy of the license or\ncertificate issued in such other jurisdiction with the Board, (v) notifies the\nBoard at least five days prior to the voluntary provision of services of the\ndates and location of such service, and (vi) acknowledges, in writing, that such\nlicensure exemption shall only be valid, in compliance with the Board’s\nregulations, during the limited period that such free health care is made\navailable through the nonprofit organization on the dates and at the location\nfiled with the Board. Clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) shall not apply to dentists\nand dental hygienists volunteering to provide free health care to an underserved\narea of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit\norganization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of\nunderserved people if they do so for a period not exceeding three consecutive\ndays and if the nonprofit organization verifies that the practitioner has a\nvalid, unrestricted license in another state. The Board may deny the right to\npractice in Virginia to any dentist or dental hygienist whose license has been\npreviously suspended or revoked, who has been convicted of a felony, or who is\notherwise found to be in violation of applicable laws or regulations; or\n\n6. Prevent an office assistant from performing usual secretarial duties or other\nassistance as set forth in regulations promulgated by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-149 through 54-151, 54-172; 1970, c. 639; 1972, c.\n805, \u00a7 54-200.23; 1975, c. 479; 1988, c. 765; 1995, c. 509; 2002, c. 740; 2003,\nc. 495; 2019, c. 290; 2023, c. 183; 2024, c. 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}}