Osteopathy - Application Wizard

You have indicated that you meet the criteria to apply for licensure by Endorsement

What you'll need in order to apply:

• Review the full set of regarding the practice of Osteopathic Medicine in the state of Virginia
• Carefully read through the Endorsement Application Instructions for complete details
• Employment - on the online application, provide a chronology of your work for the 5 continuous years prior to application with the estimated time spent practicing Osteopathic Medicine.
• Verify that at least one license held for 5 years or more issued by another United States jurisdiction or in Canada is in good standing, defined as current and unrestricted, or if lapsed, eligible for renewal or reinstatement.
• Board Certification - request that your certification from the appropriate entity be sent directly to the Board.
• NPDB Self-Query - request a report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.

Applications for licensure as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine are exclusively accepted online. Click the "Apply Now" button below to begin the online application process.

Please go to the Intern/Residency/Felowship section for instructions on how to apply for a training license.

If your license is expired, please go back to the start of the profession using the Back button at the left below, and select the license reinstatement option.

This reactivation application form is a Word document that will need to be printed, filled out and sent to:

Virginia Board of Medicine
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463

What you’ll need in order to apply:

• An account of professional activity within the last four years, to include approximate number of hours for each year. This does not include CME activity.
• If not engaged in active practice for more than four years, you may be required to pass one of the examinations specified in Virginia regulations 18VAC85-20-240C.
• Completion of the continued competency requirements specified in Virginia regulations 18VAC85-20-235.

  If you last renewed in inactive status	60 hours of CE
  In inactive status for > 2 & < 3 years	90 hours of CE
  In inactive status for more than 3 years	120 hours of CE

• Fill in the paper application and send to the Board, along with applicable fees.

This Reinstatement application is a PDF form that will need to be printed, filled out and sent to:

Virginia Board of Medicine
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463

What you'll need in order to apply:

• Licenses must be in expired status for more than two years
• If you answer “yes” to any of the licensure questions from 5 through 16, provide a written explanation on a separate piece of paper and attach it to the application.
• If you have medical mal practice claims, attach a narrative that includes dates, your treatment of the patient and any payment made per settlement or judgement. You may also provide a letter from your attorney.
• If you have misdemeanor or felony convictions attach a copy of the court documents
• Verification of all medical licenses from each jurisdiction within the United States, its territories and possessions or Canada in which you have been issued a full license must be received by the Board. Please contact the applicable jurisdiction where you have been issued a license to practice medicine to inquire about having documentation forwarded to the Virginia Board of Medicine.
• NPDB Self Query – Complete the online “Place a Self-Query” Order form.
• Verify your identity. This can be done electronically as part of your ”Place a Self-Query” order or by completing a paper form and having it notarized.
• Provide documentation of having completed continuing education hours equal to the requirement for the number of years in which the license has been lapsed.
• Copies of documentation supporting any name change since your initial licensure in Virginia.
• Fill in the paper application and send to the Board, along with applicable fees.
• If a practitioner has not engaged in active practice in his profession for more than four years and wishes to reinstate or reactivate his license, the board may require the practitioner to pass The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Variable Purpose Examination—USA (COMVEX-USA) given by the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners.

You have indicated that you meet the criteria to apply for licensure by reciprocity. 

Virginia has entered into a reciprocal licensure agreement with the contiguous state/jurisdiction of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The licensure by reciprocity process allows qualified physician applicants who are currently licensed in any of these contiguous jurisdictions to forego primary source verification of core credentials and allows Virginia Board of Medicine staff to recognize a medical license issued by another party state to expedite the processing of a reciprocal license. Board staff will obtain electronic verification of licensure directly from the appropriate contiguous state or jurisdiction prior to issuing a license.

What you'll need in order to apply:

• Review the full set of Laws and Regulations regarding the practice of Medicine in the state of Virginia.
• Carefully read through the Reciprocity Application Instructions for complete details.
• Verify that you hold a current, unrestricted license in the adjoining state/jurisdiction of Maryland or the District of Columbia. Board staff will obtain verification of your license directly from the applicable adjoining state/jurisdiction.
• On the online application, provide your current practice address and the address of your projected practice location in Virginia.
• Verify that a license issued by another United States jurisdiction or in Canada is in good standing, defined as current and unrestricted, or if lapsed, eligible for renewal or reinstatement.
• Verify that there is no pending disciplinary matter or investigation by any State Board or licensing authority in any jurisdiction.
• NPDB Self-Query - request a report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.