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The Board shall send by mail or electronically notice for renewal of a license to every licensee. Failure to receive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the requirements of renewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the information requested and submit the prescribed renewal fee to the Board. Copies of licenses may be obtained as provided in the Board’s regulations.B\n\nAny licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license or failing to meet professional activity requirements stipulated in the regulations may be reinstated by the Board upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the Board that he is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner and upon payment of the prescribed fee.C\n\nAny person practicing during the time his license has lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties for violation of this chapter.D\n\nWhen the Board of Health has issued an emergency order pursuant to § 32.1-13, the Board may waive (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for renewal or reinstatement of a license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or as a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse and (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence satisfactory to the Board that a practitioner whose license was allowed to lapse for failure to meet professional activity requirements has satisfied such requirements and is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner for any person who held a valid, unrestricted, active license to practice such profession within the four-year period immediately prior to the application for renewal or reinstatement of such license.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283140,"text":"Every license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially as prescribed by the Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1958, chapter 161; in 1962, chapter 128; in 1966, chapter 657; in 1968, chapter 674; in 1970, chapter 69; in 1975, chapter 508; in 1980, chapter 157; in 1982, chapter 606; in 1985, chapter 303; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapters 937<\/a> and 980<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 688<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 101<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 720<\/a> and 753<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64338,"section_number":"32.1-13","catch_line":"Emergency orders and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-13\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241953,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79048,"identifier":"54.1-2904","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/1\/54.1-2904","url":"\/54.1-2904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2904\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/1\/54.1-2904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Biennial renewal of licenses; copies; fee; lapsed licenses; reinstatement; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially as prescribed by the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall send by mail or electronically notice for renewal of a license to every licensee. Failure to receive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the requirements of renewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the information requested and submit the prescribed renewal fee to the Board<\/span>. Copies of licenses may be obtained as provided in the Board<\/span>’s regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license or failing to meet professional activity requirements stipulated in the regulations may be reinstated by the Board<\/span> upon submission of evidence<\/span> satisfactory to the Board<\/span> that he is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner and upon payment of the prescribed fee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person practicing during the time his license has lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties for violation of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> When the Board<\/span> of Health has issued an emergency order<\/span> pursuant to § 32.1-13<\/a>, the Board<\/span> may waive<\/span> (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for renewal or reinstatement of a license to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or as a physician assistant<\/span> or an advanced practice registered nurse<\/span> and (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence<\/span> satisfactory to the Board<\/span> that a practitioner whose license was allowed to lapse for failure to meet professional activity requirements has satisfied such requirements and is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner for any person who held a valid, unrestricted, active license to practice such profession within the four-year period immediately prior to the application for renewal or reinstatement of such license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBIENNIAL RENEWAL OF LICENSES; COPIES; FEE; LAPSED LICENSES; REINSTATEMENT;\nPENALTIES (\u00a7 54.1-2904)\n\nA. Every license granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed\nbiennially as prescribed by the Board. The Board shall send by mail or\nelectronically notice for renewal of a license to every licensee. Failure to\nreceive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the requirements of\nrenewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the information\nrequested and submit the prescribed renewal fee to the Board. Copies of licenses\nmay be obtained as provided in the Board’s regulations.\n\nB. Any licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license\nor failing to meet professional activity requirements stipulated in the\nregulations may be reinstated by the Board upon submission of evidence\nsatisfactory to the Board that he is prepared to resume practice in a competent\nmanner and upon payment of the prescribed fee.\n\nC. Any person practicing during the time his license has lapsed shall be\nconsidered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties for\nviolation of this chapter.\n\nD. When the Board of Health has issued an emergency order pursuant to §\n32.1-13, the Board may waive (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for\nrenewal or reinstatement of a license to practice medicine or osteopathic\nmedicine or as a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse\nand (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence satisfactory to the Board\nthat a practitioner whose license was allowed to lapse for failure to meet\nprofessional activity requirements has satisfied such requirements and is\nprepared to resume practice in a competent manner for any person who held a\nvalid, unrestricted, active license to practice such profession within the\nfour-year period immediately prior to the application for renewal or\nreinstatement of such license.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-315.1; 1958, c. 161; 1962, c. 128; 1966, c. 657; 1968,\nc. 674; 1970, c. 69; 1975, c. 508; 1980, c. 157; 1982, c. 606; 1985, c. 303;\n1988, c. 765; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 2000, c. 688; 2013, c. 144; 2018, c. 101;\n2022, cc. 720, 753; 2023, c. 183.","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}}