                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RESTRICTED VOLUNTEER LICENSE FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (§ 54.1-2951.3)

A. The Board may issue a restricted volunteer license to a physician assistant
who meets the qualifications for licensure for physician assistants. The Board
may refuse issuance of licensure pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-2915.

B. A person holding a restricted volunteer license under this section shall:

   1. Only practice in public health or community free clinics approved by the
   Board;

   2. Only treat patients who have no insurance or who are not eligible for
   financial assistance for medical care; and

   3. Not receive remuneration directly or indirectly for practicing as a
   physician assistant.

C. A physician assistant with a restricted volunteer license issued under this
section shall only practice as a physician assistant and perform certain acts
which constitute the practice of medicine to the extent and in the manner
authorized by the Board if:

   1. A patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist is available
   at all times to collaborate and consult with the physician assistant; or

   2. A patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist periodically
   reviews the relevant patient records.

D. A restricted volunteer license granted pursuant to this section shall be
issued to the physician assistant without charge, shall expire twelve months
from the date of issuance, and may be renewed annually in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the Board.

E. A physician assistant holding a restricted volunteer license issued pursuant
to this section is subject to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations
promulgated under this chapter unless otherwise provided for in this section.

HISTORY: 1998, c. 319; 2005, c. 163; 2019, cc. 92, 137.