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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 85. Board of Medicine

Chapter 50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants Part I. General Provisions Definitions Current name and address Public participation guidelines Part II. Requirements for Practice as a Physician's Assistant General requirements Licensure: entry requirements and application Provisional licensure Renewal of license Discontinuation of employment Inactive licensure Registration for voluntary practice by out-of-state licensees Restricted volunteer license Part III. Examination [Repealed] Part IV. Practice Requirements Requirements for a practice agreement Responsibilities of the patient care team physician or podiatrist Responsibilities of the physician assistant Volunteer restricted license for certain physician assistants Authorization to use fluoroscopy Part V. Prescriptive Authority Qualifications for approval of prescriptive authority Approved drugs and devices Disclosure Part VI. Standards of Professional Conduct Confidentiality Treating and prescribing for self or family Patient records Practitioner-patient communication Practitioner responsibility Vitamins, minerals and food supplements Pharmacotherapy for weight loss Anabolic steroids Sexual contact Refusal to provide information Practice and supervision of laser hair removal FORMS (18VAC85-50) DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (18VAC85-50)

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