CHAPTER 418
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2951.1 , 54.1-2952 , and 54.1-2952.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2952.01 , relating to physician assistants; authorization to practice without a practice agreement.
[H 746]
Approved April 8, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 54.1-2951.1 , 54.1-2952 , and 54.1-2952.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2952.01 as follows:
§ 54.1-2951.1 . Requirements for licensure and practice as a physician assistant; licensure by endorsement.
A. The Board shall promulgate regulations establishing requirements for licensure as a physician assistant that shall include the following:
1. Successful completion of a physician assistant program or surgical physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant;
2. Passage of the certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; and
3. Documentation that the applicant for licensure has not had his license or certification as a physician assistant suspended or revoked and is not the subject of any disciplinary proceedings in another jurisdiction.