Article 4 Licensure and Certification of Other Practitioners of the Healing Arts

This article is comprised of the following sections:
  • §54.1-2942 Repealed
  • §54.1-2949 License required
  • §54.1-2950 Requisite training and educational achievements of assistants
  • §54.1-2950.1 Advisory Board on Physician Assistants; membership; qualifications
  • §54.1-2951 Repealed
  • §54.1-2951.1 Requirements for licensure and practice as a physician assistant; licensure by endorsement
  • §54.1-2951.2 Issuance of a license
  • §54.1-2951.3 Restricted volunteer license for certain physician assistants
  • §54.1-2951.4 Exception to physician assistant license requirement; physician assistant student
  • §54.1-2952 Role of patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist on patient care teams; services that may be performed by physician assistants; responsibility of licensee; employment of physician assistants
  • §54.1-2952.1 Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed physician assistants
  • §54.1-2952.2 When physician assistant signature accepted
  • §54.1-2953 Renewal, revocation, suspension, and refusal
  • §54.1-2953.1 PA Licensure Compact
  • §54.1-2954 Respiratory therapist; definition
  • §54.1-2954.1 Powers of Board concerning respiratory care
  • §54.1-2955 Restriction of titles
  • §54.1-2956 Advisory Board on Respiratory Care; appointment; terms; duties; etc
  • §54.1-2956.01 Exceptions to respiratory therapist’s licensure
  • §54.1-2956.1 Powers of Board concerning occupational therapy
  • §54.1-2956.10 Requisite training and educational achievements of acupuncturists
  • §54.1-2956.11 Advisory Board on Acupuncture; composition; appointment
  • §54.1-2956.12 Registered surgical technologist; use of title; registration
  • §54.1-2956.13 Licensure of surgical assistant; practice of surgical assisting; use of title
  • §54.1-2956.14 Advisory Board on Surgical Assisting; appointments; terms; duties
  • §54.1-2956.2 Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy
  • §54.1-2956.3 Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; composition; appointment
  • §54.1-2956.4 Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; powers
  • §54.1-2956.5 Unlawful to practice occupational therapy without license
  • §54.1-2956.6 Repealed
  • §54.1-2956.7:1 Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact
  • §54.1-2956.8 Advisory Board on Radiological Technology; appointments; terms; etc
  • §54.1-2956.8:1 Unlawful to practice radiologic technology without license; unlawful designation as a radiologist assistant, radiologic technologist, or radiologic technologist, limited; Board to regulate radiologist assistants and radiologic technologists
  • §54.1-2956.8:2 Requisite training and educational achievements of radiologist assistants, radiologic technologists, and radiologic technologists, limited
  • §54.1-2956.9 Unlawful to practice acupuncture without license; unlawful designation as acupuncturist; Board to regulate acupuncturists
  • §54.1-2957 Licensure and practice of advanced practice registered nurses; certified nurse midwives; independent practice of certified nurse midwives
  • §54.1-2957.001 Restricted volunteer license for advanced practice registered nurses
  • §54.1-2957.01 Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed advanced practice registered nurses
  • §54.1-2957.02 When advanced practice registered nurse signature accepted
  • §54.1-2957.03 Certified nurse midwives; required disclosures; liability
  • §54.1-2957.04 Licensure as a licensed certified midwife; practice as a licensed certified midwife; independent practice as a licensed certified midwife; use of title; required disclosures
  • §54.1-2957.1 Repealed
  • §54.1-2957.10 Advisory Board on Midwifery established; membership; duties; terms
  • §54.1-2957.11 Requirements for disclosure
  • §54.1-2957.12 Immunity
  • §54.1-2957.13 Exceptions
  • §54.1-2957.14 Advisory Board on Polysomnographic Technology; appointment; terms; duties
  • §54.1-2957.15 Unlawful to practice as a polysomnographic technologist without a license
  • §54.1-2957.16 Licensure of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; requirements; powers of the Board
  • §54.1-2957.17 Exceptions to licensure requirements
  • §54.1-2957.18 Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis
  • §54.1-2957.19 Genetic counseling; regulation of the practice; license required; licensure; temporary license
  • §54.1-2957.20 Exemptions
  • §54.1-2957.21 Repealed
  • §54.1-2957.22 Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling established; membership; terms
  • §54.1-2957.23 Licensure of anesthesiologist assistants
  • §54.1-2957.4 Licensure as athletic trainer required; requisite training and educational requirements; powers of the Board concerning athletic training
  • §54.1-2957.5 Advisory Board on Athletic Training established; duties; composition; appointment; terms
  • §54.1-2957.6 Exceptions to athletic trainer licensure
  • §54.1-2957.7 Licensed midwife and practice of midwifery; definitions
  • §54.1-2957.8 Licensure of midwives; requisite training and educational requirements; fees
  • §54.1-2957.9 Regulation of the practice of midwifery