Section 58. Inactive licensure

A. A physician assistant who holds a current, unrestricted license in Virginia shall, upon a request on the renewal application and submission of the required fee, be issued an inactive license.

1. The holder of an inactive license shall not be required to maintain certification by the NCCPA.

2. An inactive licensee shall not be entitled to practice as a physician assistant in Virginia.

B. An inactive licensee may reactivate his license upon submission of:

1. The required application;

2. Payment of the difference between the current renewal fee for inactive licensure and the renewal fee for active licensure for the biennium in which the license is being reactivated; and

3. Documentation of having maintained certification or having been recertified by the NCCPA.

C. The board reserves the right to deny a request for reactivation to any licensee who has been determined to have committed an act in violation of § 54.1-2915 of the Code of Virginia or any provisions of this chapter.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 17, Issue 13, eff. April 11, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 01, eff. October 17, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2912.1 of the Code of Virginia.