                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR CERTAIN CLINICIANS (§ 54.1-2715)

A. The Board may issue a temporary permit to a graduate of a dental school or
college or the dental department of an institution of higher education, who (i)
has a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree and is otherwise qualified, (ii) is not licensed
to practice dentistry in Virginia, and (iii) has not failed an examination for a
license to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth. Such temporary permits may be
issued only to those eligible graduates who serve as clinicians in dental
clinics operated by (a) the Virginia Department of Corrections, (b) the Virginia
Department of Health, (c) the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services, or (d) a Virginia charitable corporation granted
tax-exempt status under &#xA7; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and
operating as a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the
delivery of primary health care services: (i) as a federal qualified health
center designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or (ii) at a
reduced or sliding fee scale or without charge.

B. Applicants for temporary permits shall be certified to the executive director
of the Board by the Director of the Department of Corrections, the Commissioner
of Health, the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, or
the chief executive officer of a Virginia charitable corporation identified in
subsection A. The holder of such a temporary permit shall not be entitled to
receive any fee or other compensation other than salary. Such permits shall be
valid for no more than two years and shall expire on the June 30 of the second
year after their issuance, or shall terminate when the holder ceases to serve as
a clinician with the certifying agency or charitable corporation. Such permits
may be reissued annually or may be revoked at any time for cause. Reissuance or
revocation of a temporary permit is in the discretion of the Board.

C. Dentists licensed pursuant to this chapter may practice as employees of the
dental clinics operated as specified in subsection A.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-152; 1968, c. 604; 1970, c. 639; 1972, c. 805; 1975,
c. 479; 1976, c. 327; 1985, c. 373; 1988, c. 765; 2002, c. 549; 2004, c. 48;
2005, cc. 505, 587; 2006, c. 176; 2009, cc. 813, 840.