                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ACCEPTANCE OF OTHER EXAMINATIONS (§ 54.1-2913.1)

The Board shall promulgate regulations governing examinations for each branch of
the healing arts. In lieu of any or all parts of the examinations prescribed by
the Board for a license to practice medicine, osteopathy, podiatry or
chiropractic, the Board may:

1. Accept a certificate issued by either the National Board for the appropriate
branch of the healing arts or a state board prior to 1970 attesting the
satisfactory completion of an examination given by that board if, in the opinion
of the Board, the substituted examination material is substantially equivalent
to the material for which it is substituted, and the passing grades are in each
instance the equivalent of the grades required to be made on the corresponding
examinations administered by the Board.

2. Accept a certificate issued by a state board during or after 1970 attesting
to the applicant&#8217;s satisfactory completion of all requirements to practice
medicine, osteopathy, podiatry or chiropractic in that state, if the applicant
has a current and unrestricted license to practice in another state and a
current specialty certificate acceptable to the Board.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 45; 2013, c. 144.