                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EXEMPTIONS (§ 54.1-2701)

This chapter shall not:

1. Apply to a licensed physician or surgeon unless he practices dentistry as a
specialty;

2. Apply to an advanced practice registered nurse certified by the Board of
Nursing and the Board of Medicine except that intraoral procedures shall be
performed only under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist;

3. Apply to a dentist or a dental hygienist of the United States Army, Navy,
Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Public Health Service, or
Department of Veterans Affairs;

4. Apply to any dentist of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Air
Force rendering services voluntarily and without compensation while deemed to be
licensed pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-106;

5. Apply to any dentist or dental hygienist who (i) does not regularly practice
dentistry in Virginia, (ii) holds a current valid license or certificate to
practice as a dentist or dental hygienist in another state, territory, district
or possession of the United States, (iii) volunteers to provide free health care
to an underserved area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly
supported nonprofit organization that sponsors the provision of health care to
populations of underserved people, (iv) files a copy of the license or
certificate issued in such other jurisdiction with the Board, (v) notifies the
Board at least five days prior to the voluntary provision of services of the
dates and location of such service, and (vi) acknowledges, in writing, that such
licensure exemption shall only be valid, in compliance with the Board&#8217;s
regulations, during the limited period that such free health care is made
available through the nonprofit organization on the dates and at the location
filed with the Board. Clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) shall not apply to dentists
and dental hygienists volunteering to provide free health care to an underserved
area of the Commonwealth under the auspices of a publicly supported nonprofit
organization that sponsors the provision of health care to populations of
underserved people if they do so for a period not exceeding three consecutive
days and if the nonprofit organization verifies that the practitioner has a
valid, unrestricted license in another state. The Board may deny the right to
practice in Virginia to any dentist or dental hygienist whose license has been
previously suspended or revoked, who has been convicted of a felony, or who is
otherwise found to be in violation of applicable laws or regulations; or

6. Prevent an office assistant from performing usual secretarial duties or other
assistance as set forth in regulations promulgated by the Board.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 54-149 through 54-151, 54-172; 1970, c. 639; 1972, c.
805, § 54-200.23; 1975, c. 479; 1988, c. 765; 1995, c. 509; 2002, c. 740; 2003,
c. 495; 2019, c. 290; 2023, c. 183; 2024, c. 817.