Below are the latest news items from the board on COVID-19 Pandemic.
Published on Mar 31, 2020
Expired July 1, 2021 - Application for Reactivation/Reinstatement during COVID-19 Emergency.
Published on Mar 23, 2020
Expired July 1, 2021 - Temporary waiver to reinstate or reactivate a license for a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine, a physician assistant, or a respiratory therapist.
Published on Mar 20, 2020
Expired July 1, 2021 - During the declared coronavirus emergency in Virginia, the board of medicine is streamlining its licensing process for certain professions.
Published on Jun 11, 2020
Expired July 1, 2021 - Information about Executive Order 57 regarding Physician Assistant practice.
Published on Apr 3, 2020
Expired July 1, 2021 - Information about telemedicine services for Virginia residents during COVID-19 Emergency.
Published on Mar 19, 2020
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the US Department of Health and Human Services is relaxing its enforcement of HIPAA regulations governing telehealth during the COVID-19 National Emergency.
Published on Mar 20, 2020
Expired July 1, 2021 - Out of State Licensure Exception for Practitioners Assisting in Hospitals, Licensed Nursing Facilities, Dialysis Facilities, and other facilities
Published on Mar 25, 2020
Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, MD, MA today directed all hospitals to stop performing elective surgeries or procedures to help conserve supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Virginia Board of Medicine
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William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director
L. Blanton Marchese, President