                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE (§ 54.1-2408.4)

A. A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or registered in another
state or the District of Columbia may temporarily practice for one 90-day
period, provided that the following conditions are met:

   1. The practitioner is contracted by or has received an offer of employment in
   the Commonwealth from a licensed hospital, a nursing home, an assisted living
   facility, a dialysis facility, the Department of Health, or a local health
   department;

   2. The employer or contractor verifies that the out-of-state health care
   provider possesses an active and unencumbered license, certification, or
   registration for the profession in which he will be employed or contracted in
   another state or the District of Columbia;

   3. The employer or contractor obtains a report from the National Practitioner
   Data Bank if the applicant is subject to reporting; and

   4. Prior to the out-of-state health care practitioner&#8217;s practicing, the
   employer or contractor notifies the appropriate health regulatory board that
   the out-of-state health care practitioner is employed or under contract and
   will practice under the temporary authorization. This notice shall include the
   out-of-state health care practitioner&#8217;s out-of-state license,
   certification, or registration number and a statement that such practitioner
   meets all of the requirements set forth in this section.

B. If the health care practitioner practicing with a temporary authorization has
submitted an application for licensure, certification, or registration, the
applicable health regulatory board shall expedite such applications for
out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section. If
licensure, certification, or registration remains pending after the initial
90-day temporary authorization, the authorization may be extended for an
additional 60 days, provided that the employer or contractor submits notice to
the applicable health regulatory board.

C. Out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section
shall be subject to the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth and shall be
subject to disciplinary action by the applicable health regulatory board.

D. The Department of Health Professions shall, beginning July 1, 2023, annually
report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the
House Committee on Health and Human Services the number of out-of-state health
care practitioners who have utilized the temporary authorization to practice
pending licensure and have not subsequently been issued full licensure.

HISTORY: 2022, cc. 463, 464; 2024, c. 390.