Licensure and Certification of Other Practitioners of the Healing Arts
54.1-2942 through 54.1-2948RepealedRepealed54.1-2949License required54.1-2950Requisite training and educational achievements of assistants54.1-2950.1Advisory Board on Physician Assistants; membership; qualifications54.1-2951RepealedRepealed54.1-2951.1(For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, c. 418, cl. 3) Requirements for licensure and practice as a physician assistant; licensure by endorsement54.1-2951.2Issuance of a license54.1-2951.3Restricted volunteer license for certain physician assistants54.1-2951.4Exception to physician assistant license requirement; physician assistant student54.1-2952(For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, c. 418, cl. 3) Role of patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist on patient care teams; services that may be performed by physician assistants; responsibility of licensee; employment of physician assistants54.1-2952.01(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, c. 418, cl. 3) Physician assistants; authorization to practice without a practice agreement54.1-2952.1(For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2026, c. 418, cl. 3) Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed physician assistants54.1-2952.2When physician assistant signature accepted54.1-2953Renewal, revocation, suspension, and refusal54.1-2953.1PA Licensure Compact54.1-2954Respiratory therapist; definition54.1-2954.1Powers of Board concerning respiratory care54.1-2954.2(For contingent effective date, see § 11) Respiratory Care Interstate Compact54.1-2955Restriction of titles54.1-2956Advisory Board on Respiratory Care; appointment; terms; duties; etc54.1-2956.01Exceptions to respiratory therapist's licensure54.1-2956.1Powers of Board concerning occupational therapy54.1-2956.2Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy54.1-2956.3Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; composition; appointment54.1-2956.4Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy; powers54.1-2956.5Unlawful to practice occupational therapy without license54.1-2956.6, 54.1-2956.7RepealedRepealed54.1-2956.7:1Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Licensure Compact54.1-2956.8Advisory Board on Radiological Technology; appointments; terms; etc54.1-2956.8:1(Effective until July 1, 2029) Unlawful to practice radiologic technology without license; unlawful designation as a radiologist assistant, radiologic technologist, or radiologic technologist, limited; Board to regulate radiologist assistants and radiologic technologists54.1-2956.8:2Requisite training and educational achievements of radiologist assistants, radiologic technologists, and radiologic technologists, limited54.1-2956.9Unlawful to practice acupuncture without license; unlawful designation as acupuncturist; Board to regulate acupuncturists54.1-2956.10Requisite training and educational achievements of acupuncturists54.1-2956.11Advisory Board on Acupuncture; composition; appointment54.1-2956.12Registered surgical technologist; use of title; registration54.1-2956.13Licensure of surgical assistant; practice of surgical assisting; use of title54.1-2956.14Advisory Board on Surgical Assisting; appointments; terms; duties54.1-2957Licensure and practice of advanced practice registered nurses; certified nurse midwives; independent practice of certified nurse midwives54.1-2957.01Prescription of certain controlled substances and devices by licensed advanced practice registered nurses54.1-2957.02When advanced practice registered nurse signature accepted54.1-2957.03Certified nurse midwives; required disclosures; liability54.1-2957.04Licensure as a licensed certified midwife; practice as a licensed certified midwife; independent practice as a licensed certified midwife; use of title; required disclosures54.1-2957.001Restricted volunteer license for advanced practice registered nurses54.1-2957.1 through 54.1-2957.3RepealedRepealed54.1-2957.4Licensure as athletic trainer required; requisite training and educational requirements; powers of the Board concerning athletic training54.1-2957.4:1(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2026, c. 176, cl. 2) Athletic Trainer Compact54.1-2957.5Advisory Board on Athletic Training established; duties; composition; appointment; terms54.1-2957.6Exceptions to athletic trainer licensure54.1-2957.7Licensed midwife and practice of midwifery; definitions54.1-2957.8Licensure of midwives; requisite training and educational requirements; fees54.1-2957.9Regulation of the practice of midwifery54.1-2957.10Advisory Board on Midwifery established; membership; duties; terms54.1-2957.11Requirements for disclosure54.1-2957.12Immunity54.1-2957.13Exceptions54.1-2957.14Advisory Board on Polysomnographic Technology; appointment; terms; duties54.1-2957.15Unlawful to practice as a polysomnographic technologist without a license54.1-2957.16Licensure of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; requirements; powers of the Board54.1-2957.17Exceptions to licensure requirements54.1-2957.18Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis54.1-2957.19Genetic counseling; regulation of the practice; license required; licensure; temporary license54.1-2957.20Exemptions54.1-2957.21RepealedRepealed54.1-2957.22Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling established; membership; terms54.1-2957.23Licensure of anesthesiologist assistants