TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Medicine intends to consider amending 18VAC85-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide a licensure pathway for foreign physicians using a system of provisional and restricted licensure consistent with Chapter 464 of the 2024 Acts of Assembly, which amended the Code of Virginia to allow the Board of Medicine the authority to create such a pathway for foreign physicians. Amendments being considered would establish (i) fees associated with initial applications and renewals of provisional and restricted licenses; (ii) application requirements for provisional and restricted licenses; (iii) renewal requirements for provisional and restricted licenses; (iv) criteria for assessment and evaluation programs of provisional licensees; (v) criteria to obtain a provisional license; (vi) disciplinary provisions; and (vii) reinstatement provisions for provisional and restricted licensees.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: April 23, 2025.

Agency Contact: William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4621, FAX (804) 527-4429, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.