                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICANTS FROM OTHER STATES WITHOUT RECIPROCITY; TEMPORARY LICENSES OR
CERTIFICATES FOR CERTAIN PRACTITIONERS OF THE HEALING ARTS (§ 54.1-2927)

A. The Board, in its discretion, may issue certificates or licenses to
applicants upon endorsement by boards or other appropriate authorities of other
states or territories or the District of Columbia with which reciprocal
relations have not been established if the credentials of such applicants are
satisfactory and the examinations and passing grades required by such other
boards are fully equal to those required by the Virginia Board.
			The Board may issue certificates or licenses to applicants holding
certificates from the national boards of their respective branches of the
healing arts if their credentials, schools of graduation and national board
examinations and results are acceptable to the Board. The Board shall promulgate
regulations in order to carry out the provisions of this section.
			The Board of Medicine shall prioritize applicants for licensure as a doctor
of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant, or an advanced
practice registered nurse from such states that are contiguous with the
Commonwealth in processing their applications for licensure by endorsement
through a streamlined process, with a final determination regarding
qualification to be made within 20 days of the receipt of a completed
application.

B. The Board may issue authorization to practice valid for a period not to
exceed three months to a practitioner of the healing arts licensed or certified
and in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in the state,
District of Columbia, or Canada where the practitioner resides when the
practitioner is in Virginia temporarily to practice the healing arts (i) in a
summer camp or in conjunction with patients who are participating in
recreational activities, (ii) in continuing education programs, or (iii) by
rendering at any site any health care services within the limits of his license
or certificate, voluntarily and without compensation, to any patient of any
clinic that is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care
services without charge as provided in &#xA7; 54.1-106. A fee not to exceed $25
may be charged by the Board for the issuance of authorization to practice
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 54-276.5, 54-310; 1954, c. 626; 1958, c. 161; 1960, cc.
333, 334; 1970, c. 69; 1972, c. 15; 1973, c. 529; 1975, c. 508; 1981, c. 300;
1985, c. 303; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 414; 1993, c. 784; 2016, c. 494; 2020, cc.
236, 368; 2023, c. 183.