                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RESTRICTED VOLUNTEER LICENSE FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES (§
54.1-2957.001)

A. The Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing may jointly issue a restricted
volunteer license to an advanced practice registered nurse who (i) within the
past five years held an unrestricted license as an advanced practice registered
nurse in the Commonwealth or another state that was in good standing at the time
the license expired or became inactive and (ii) holds an active license or a
volunteer restricted license as a registered nurse or a multistate licensure
privilege. Advanced practice registered nurses holding a restricted volunteer
license issued pursuant to this section shall only practice in public health or
community free clinics that provide services to underserved populations.

B. An applicant for a restricted volunteer license shall submit an application
on a form provided by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing and attest that he will
not receive remuneration directly or indirectly for providing nursing services.

C. An advanced practice registered nurse holding a restricted volunteer license
pursuant to this section may obtain prescriptive authority in accordance with
the provisions of &#xA7; 54.1-2957.01.

D. An advanced practice registered nurse holding a restricted volunteer license
pursuant to this section shall not be required to complete continuing competency
requirements for the first renewal of such license. For subsequent renewals, an
advanced practice registered nurse holding a restricted volunteer license shall
be required to complete the continuing competency requirements required for
renewal of an active license.

E. A restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section may be renewed
biennially in accordance with the renewal schedule established in regulations
jointly promulgated by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing.

F. The application and biennial renewal fee for restricted volunteer licenses
pursuant to this section shall be one-half of the fee for an active license.

G. An advanced practice registered nurse holding a restricted volunteer license
issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of this
chapter and all regulations applicable to advanced practice registered nurses
practicing in the Commonwealth.

HISTORY: 2015, c. 522; 2023, c. 183.