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No two citizen members shall reside in the same congressional district. Citizen members shall have all voting and participation rights of other members. The term of office of the members of the Board shall be four years. If any medical physician member of the Board ceases to reside in the district from which he was appointed, except by reason of redistricting, his office shall be deemed vacant.\n\t\tThe officers of the Board shall be a president, vice-president and a secretary, who shall also act as treasurer, who shall be members of and selected by the Board.\n\t\tRegular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as prescribed by the Board. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the president and any 11 members. Twelve members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe Board may establish an executive committee composed of the president, vice-president, the secretary and five other members of the Board appointed by the president. The executive committee shall include at least two citizen members. In the absence of the Board, the executive committee shall have full powers to take any action and conduct any business authorized by this chapter. Five members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum. Any actions or business conducted by the executive committee shall be acted upon by the full Board as soon as practicable.\n\t\tThere shall be an executive director for the Board of Medicine who shall be licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth as a physician or as an attorney.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304425,"text":"The Board of Medicine shall consist of one medical physician from each congressional district, one osteopathic physician, one podiatrist, one chiropractor, and four citizen members. No two citizen members shall reside in the same congressional district. Citizen members shall have all voting and participation rights of other members. The term of office of the members of the Board shall be four years. If any medical physician member of the Board ceases to reside in the district from which he was appointed, except by reason of redistricting, his office shall be deemed vacant.\n\t\tThe officers of the Board shall be a president, vice-president and a secretary, who shall also act as treasurer, who shall be members of and selected by the Board.\n\t\tRegular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as prescribed by the Board. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the president and any 11 members. Twelve members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe Board may establish an executive committee composed of the president, vice-president, the secretary and five other members of the Board appointed by the president. The executive committee shall include at least two citizen members. In the absence of the Board, the executive committee shall have full powers to take any action and conduct any business authorized by this chapter. Five members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum. 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It has been modified 11 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 1966, chapters 166 and 657; in 1970, chapter 69; in 1973, chapter 401; in 1973, chapter 529; in 1975, chapter 508; in 1986, chapter 434; in 1986, chapter 464; in 1988, chapters 42 and 765; in 2001, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0186\">186<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0198\">198<\/a>; in 2003, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0753\">753<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0762\">762<\/a>; in 2024, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0463\">463<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57908,"section_number":"38.2-5004","catch_line":"Filing of claims; review by Board of Medicine; review by Department of Health; filing of responses; medical records","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-5004\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242017,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84959,"identifier":"54.1-2911","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2911","url":"\/54.1-2911\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2911\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2911","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board; membership; terms of office; change of residence; executive director; etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2911","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Medicine shall consist of one medical physician from each congressional district, one osteopathic physician, one podiatrist, one chiropractor, and four citizen members. 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If any medical physician member of the Board ceases\nto reside in the district from which he was appointed, except by reason of\nredistricting, his office shall be deemed vacant.\n\t\tThe officers of the Board shall be a president, vice-president and a\nsecretary, who shall also act as treasurer, who shall be members of and selected\nby the Board.\n\t\tRegular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as\nprescribed by the Board. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the\npresident and any 11 members. Twelve members of the Board shall constitute a\nquorum.\n\t\tThe Board may establish an executive committee composed of the president,\nvice-president, the secretary and five other members of the Board appointed by\nthe president. The executive committee shall include at least two citizen\nmembers. In the absence of the Board, the executive committee shall have full\npowers to take any action and conduct any business authorized by this chapter.\nFive members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum. Any actions\nor business conducted by the executive committee shall be acted upon by the full\nBoard as soon as practicable.\n\t\tThere shall be an executive director for the Board of Medicine who shall be\nlicensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth as a physician or as an\nattorney.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-282, 54-283, 54-287, 54-289, 54-290; 1950, p. 111;\n1966, cc. 166, 657; 1970, c. 69; 1973, c. 401; 1973, c. 529, \u00a7 54-290.1; 1975,\nc. 508; 1986, c. 434, \u00a7 54-290.2; 1986, c. 464; 1988, cc. 42, 765; 2001, cc.\n186, 198; 2003, cc. 753, 762; 2024, c. 463.","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}}