Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Health Professions

Board of Medicine

Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants [18 VAC 85 ‑ 50]

Action:

Definitions of supervision and weight loss rules

General Information

Action Summary	The purpose of the proposed regulatory action is to simplify and clarify the definitions and usage of various terms for supervision for more consistency with the Code and with actual practice of physician assistants and supervising physicians. Further the action will add a provision in the regulation on pharmacotherapy for weight loss to clarify that a physician assistant can conduct the physical examination, review tests, and prescribe drugs, if so authorized in a practice agreement with a supervising physician.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	No, this action is not exempt from Article II of the APA and executive branch review.
RIS Project	Yes [005334]
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
8114	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 01/24/2018.
8217	Fast-Track	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 09/20/2018.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	William L. Harp, M.D. / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233
Email Address:	william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-4558 FAX: (804)527-4429 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this board.