The mission of the Department of Health Professions is to ensure safe and competent patient care by licensing health professionals, enforcing standards of practice, and providing information to health care practitioners and the public.
An Executive Branch agency in the Health and Human Resources Secretariat, DHP is composed of Virginia's 13 health regulatory boards, the Prescription Monitoring Program and the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program. DHP licenses and regulates over 500,000 healthcare practitioners across 62 professions.
Recent graduates, professionals licensed outside of Virginia, and those wanting to reinstate licenses.
The Department of Health Professions receives complaints about Virginia healthcare practitioners who may have violated a regulation or law.
Prescription Monitoring Program, the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program and the Healthcare Workforce Data Center
New Legislative Bills Impact DHP Stakeholders
The Department of Health Professions staff tracked more than 80 legislative developments during the 2025 General Assembly Session that would potentially affect stakeholders, ranging from health professional studies and workgroups to updated regulatory requirements. More than forty bills were approved that impact licensed Virginia health practitioners, the public, and the 13 health regulatory boards. Most become effective July 1, 2025.
Pharmacy Board and Colleagues Receive Award Recognition
In May, Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, received the 2024 Governor’s EMS Award for Innovation and statewide honors for her collaboration with the Emergency Medical Services community and the Drug Enforcement Administration to develop emergency regulations that ensured continued access to critical medications.
Scam Alert
The Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) has issued a reminder regarding scams targeting health care professionals.
