Renewal, revocation, suspension, and refusal
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2953
in effectThe Board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license to practice as a physician assistant for any of the following:
1. Any action by a physician assistant constituting unprofessional conduct pursuant to § 54.1-2915 ;
2. Practice by a physician assistant other than as part of a patient care team, including practice without entering into a practice agreement with one or more patient care team physicians or patient care team podiatrists, except as provided in subsection E of § 54.1-2951.1 ;
3. Failure of the physician assistant to practice in accordance with the requirements of his practice agreement;
4. Negligence or incompetence on the part of the physician assistant or other member of the patient care team;
5. Violation of or cooperation in the violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations of the Board; or
6. Failure to comply with any regulation of the Board required for licensure of a physician assistant.
1973, c. 529, §§ 54-281.8, 54-281.9; 1985, c. 316; 1988, c. 765; 2013, c. 144 ; 2016, c. 450 ; 2019, cc. 92 , 137 ; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 210 ; 2024, c. 116 .
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