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Department of Health Professions

Board of Medicine

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

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Removal of patient care team physician or podiatrist name from prescriptions issued by physician assistants

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red dot In Progress! Opened on 3/10/2025 and closes at 11:59pm on 4/9/2025

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12 comments

Comment Title	Commenter	Date Oldest First
Support this in order to reduce care barriers	Grace Burman	3/14/25 10:30 pm
Support removing a barrier to adequate patient care	Amber Balzer	3/14/25 2:31 am
Support of Petition to Remove the Physician Name Requirement on Schedule II-V Prescriptions	Melissa Shaffron, DMSc, PA-C	3/13/25 3:37 pm
Call to action.	Olushola Ilogho, PA-C	3/12/25 11:28 pm
Support in Removing this antiquated rule that hinders care	Kristina Kinsella	3/12/25 2:43 pm
antiquated rule not benefitting patient care	Laura DeWitz PA-C	3/12/25 8:33 am
Please change this obsolete regulation	Jerry Weniger, PhD, PA-C	3/12/25 8:12 am
Support in removing this barrier to care	Kim Ketchersid, VCU Health	3/12/25 6:26 am
Support of Action	Samantha Buhler	3/11/25 5:44 pm
Support of Petition to Remove Physician Name Requirement on Prescriptions	Erika Francis, Shenandoah University	3/11/25 5:44 pm
Agree	Evan Turnbull, UVA Health	3/11/25 4:36 pm
Support removal of physician name from controlled substance prescriptions	Josh Detrick	3/11/25 4:36 pm

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