Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines are now available for anyone age 5 or older. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist for more information.
The Virginia Board of Medicine consists of an 18-member Board, eleven professional Advisory Boards, as well as administrative, enforcement, licensing, and support staff.
We license and regulate Doctors of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, Chiropractic and numerous other Allied professions. The complete listing can be found here.
Healthcare Professionals who are licensed in Virginia can renew their licenses online.
Recent graduates, professionals licensed outside of Virginia, and those wanting to reinstate licenses.
The Department of Health Professions investigates complaints about Virginia healthcare practitioners who may have violated a regulation or law.
Scam Alert
The Department of Health Professions (DHP) has been made aware that some licensees have received fraudulent communications from individuals claiming to be from one of our licensing boards or another agency
Electronic Prescribing of Opioids
Initially passed in 2018, opioid prescriptions must be transmitted to the pharmacy electronically. There are exceptions in the law.
Thu, Dec 9, 2021 9:00 AM
Special Conference Committee
Wed, Dec 15, 2021 9:00 AM
Special Conference Committee
Wed, Jan 5, 2022 9:00 AM
Special Conference Committee
More information on the Calendar Page.
Virginia Board of Medicine
medbd@dhp.virginia.gov | Contact the Board
William L. Harp, MD, Executive Director
L. Blanton Marchese, President
