                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTINUED COMPETENCY AND OFFICE-BASED ANESTHESIA REQUIREMENTS (§ 54.1-2912.1)

A. The Board shall prescribe by regulation such requirements as may be necessary
to ensure continued practitioner competence, which may include continuing
education, testing, or any other requirement.

B. In promulgating such regulations, the Board shall consider (i) the need to
promote ethical practice, (ii) an appropriate standard of care, (iii) patient
safety, (iv) application of new medical technology, (v) appropriate
communication with patients, and (vi) knowledge of the changing health care
system.

C. The Board may approve persons who provide or accredit such programs in order
to accomplish the purposes of this section.

D. Pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-2400 and its authority to establish the
qualifications for registration, certification, or licensure that are necessary
to ensure competence and integrity to engage in the regulated practice, the
Board shall promulgate regulations governing the practice of medicine related to
the administration of anesthesia in physicians&#8217; offices.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 227; 2002, c. 324; 2016, c. 447.