Bill Text: VA HB2457 | 2019 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or chiropractic, practitioners of; inactive license, charity care.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379) [HB2457 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB2457-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2937.1 as follows:
§54.1-2937.1. Retiree license.
A. The Board may issue a retiree license to any doctor of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or chiropractic who holds an unrestricted, active license to practice in the Commonwealth upon receipt of a request and submission of the fee required by the Board. A person to whom a retiree license has been issued shall not be required to meet continuing competency requirements for the first biennial renewal of such license.
B. A person to whom a retiree license has been issued shall only engage in the practice of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, or chiropractic for the purpose of providing (i) charity care, as defined in §32.1-102.1, and (ii) health care services to patients in their residence for whom travel is a barrier to receiving medical care.
