Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants [18 VAC 85 ‑ 50]
Action Removal of patient care team physician or podiatrist name from prescriptions issued by physician assistants
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 4/9/2025
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4/7/25  10:55 am
Commenter: Aaron Horton PA-C

Statement of support
 

I support the petition to remove the requirement that a patient care team physician’s name be included on prescriptions for Schedule II-V medications in Virginia. This is an unnecessary administrative redundancy that doesn’t benefit patients or providers in any way. 

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