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The Board shall promulgate regulations in order to carry out the provisions of this section.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Medicine shall prioritize applicants for licensure as a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse from such states that are contiguous with the Commonwealth in processing their applications for licensure by endorsement through a streamlined process, with a final determination regarding qualification to be made within 20 days of the receipt of a completed application.B\n\nThe Board may issue authorization to practice valid for a period not to exceed three months to a practitioner of the healing arts licensed or certified and in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in the state, District of Columbia, or Canada where the practitioner resides when the practitioner is in Virginia temporarily to practice the healing arts (i) in a summer camp or in conjunction with patients who are participating in recreational activities, (ii) in continuing education programs, or (iii) by rendering at any site any health care services within the limits of his license or certificate, voluntarily and without compensation, to any patient of any clinic that is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge as provided in § 54.1-106. A fee not to exceed $25 may be charged by the Board for the issuance of authorization to practice pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244068,"text":"The Board, in its discretion, may issue certificates or licenses to applicants upon endorsement by boards or other appropriate authorities of other states or territories or the District of Columbia with which reciprocal relations have not been established if the credentials of such applicants are satisfactory and the examinations and passing grades required by such other boards are fully equal to those required by the Virginia Board.\n\t\t\tThe Board may issue certificates or licenses to applicants holding certificates from the national boards of their respective branches of the healing arts if their credentials, schools of graduation and national board examinations and results are acceptable to the Board. The Board shall promulgate regulations in order to carry out the provisions of this section.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Medicine shall prioritize applicants for licensure as a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse from such states that are contiguous with the Commonwealth in processing their applications for licensure by endorsement through a streamlined process, with a final determination regarding qualification to be made within 20 days of the receipt of a completed application.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":244069,"text":"The Board may issue authorization to practice valid for a period not to exceed three months to a practitioner of the healing arts licensed or certified and in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in the state, District of Columbia, or Canada where the practitioner resides when the practitioner is in Virginia temporarily to practice the healing arts (i) in a summer camp or in conjunction with patients who are participating in recreational activities, (ii) in continuing education programs, or (iii) by rendering at any site any health care services within the limits of his license or certificate, voluntarily and without compensation, to any patient of any clinic that is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge as provided in § 54.1-106. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 15 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 1954, chapter 626; in 1958, chapter 161; in 1960, chapters 333 and 334; in 1970, chapter 69; in 1972, chapter 15; in 1973, chapter 529; in 1975, chapter 508; in 1981, chapter 300; in 1985, chapter 303; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1992, chapter 414; in 1993, chapter 784; in 2016, chapter 494<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 236<\/a> and 368<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 183<\/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":242109,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67353,"identifier":"54.1-2927","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2927","url":"\/54.1-2927\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2927\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2927","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicants from other states without reciprocity; temporary licenses or certificates for certain practitioners of the healing arts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2927","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span>, in its discretion, may issue<\/span> certificates or licenses to applicants upon endorsement by boards<\/span> or other appropriate authorities of other states or territories or the District of Columbia with which reciprocal relations have not been established if the credentials of such applicants are satisfactory and the examinations and passing grades required by such other boards<\/span> are fully equal to those required by the Virginia Board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> may issue<\/span> certificates or licenses to applicants holding certificates from the national boards<\/span> of their respective branches of the healing arts<\/span> if their credentials, schools of graduation and national board<\/span> examinations and results are acceptable to the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations in order<\/span> to carry out the provisions of this section.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> of Medicine shall prioritize applicants for licensure as a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant<\/span>, or an advanced practice registered nurse<\/span> from such states that are contiguous with the Commonwealth in processing their applications for licensure by endorsement through a streamlined process, with a final determination regarding qualification to be made within 20 days of the receipt of a completed application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> may issue<\/span> authorization to practice valid for a period not to exceed three months to a practitioner of the healing arts<\/span> licensed or certified and in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in the state, District of Columbia, or Canada where the practitioner resides when the practitioner is in Virginia temporarily to practice the healing arts<\/span> (i) in a summer camp or in conjunction with patients who are participating in recreational activities, (ii) in continuing education programs, or (iii) by rendering at any site any health care services within the limits of his license or certificate, voluntarily and without compensation, to any patient of any clinic that is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge as provided in § 54.1-106<\/a>. A fee not to exceed $25 may be charged by the Board<\/span> for the issuance of authorization to practice pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICANTS FROM OTHER STATES WITHOUT RECIPROCITY; TEMPORARY LICENSES OR\nCERTIFICATES FOR CERTAIN PRACTITIONERS OF THE HEALING ARTS (\u00a7 54.1-2927)\n\nA. The Board, in its discretion, may issue certificates or licenses to\napplicants upon endorsement by boards or other appropriate authorities of other\nstates or territories or the District of Columbia with which reciprocal\nrelations have not been established if the credentials of such applicants are\nsatisfactory and the examinations and passing grades required by such other\nboards are fully equal to those required by the Virginia Board.\n\t\t\tThe Board may issue certificates or licenses to applicants holding\ncertificates from the national boards of their respective branches of the\nhealing arts if their credentials, schools of graduation and national board\nexaminations and results are acceptable to the Board. The Board shall promulgate\nregulations in order to carry out the provisions of this section.\n\t\t\tThe Board of Medicine shall prioritize applicants for licensure as a doctor\nof medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant, or an advanced\npractice registered nurse from such states that are contiguous with the\nCommonwealth in processing their applications for licensure by endorsement\nthrough a streamlined process, with a final determination regarding\nqualification to be made within 20 days of the receipt of a completed\napplication.\n\nB. The Board may issue authorization to practice valid for a period not to\nexceed three months to a practitioner of the healing arts licensed or certified\nand in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in the state,\nDistrict of Columbia, or Canada where the practitioner resides when the\npractitioner is in Virginia temporarily to practice the healing arts (i) in a\nsummer camp or in conjunction with patients who are participating in\nrecreational activities, (ii) in continuing education programs, or (iii) by\nrendering at any site any health care services within the limits of his license\nor certificate, voluntarily and without compensation, to any patient of any\nclinic that is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care\nservices without charge as provided in § 54.1-106. A fee not to exceed $25\nmay be charged by the Board for the issuance of authorization to practice\npursuant to the provisions of this subsection.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-276.5, 54-310; 1954, c. 626; 1958, c. 161; 1960, cc.\n333, 334; 1970, c. 69; 1972, c. 15; 1973, c. 529; 1975, c. 508; 1981, c. 300;\n1985, c. 303; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 414; 1993, c. 784; 2016, c. 494; 2020, cc.\n236, 368; 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}}