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Department of Health Professions

Board of Medicine

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

Action:

Removal of patient care team physician or podiatrist name from prescriptions ...

Action 6294 / Stage 10817

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Documents
Proposed Text	2/19/2026 3:41 pm
Agency Background Document	8/7/2025
ORM Economic Review Form	9/15/2025
Attorney General Certification	9/10/2025
DPB Economic Impact Analysis	10/21/2025
Agency Response to EIA	1/8/2026
Governor's Review Memo	1/13/2026

Status
Attorney General Review	Submitted to OAG: 8/7/2025 Review Completed: 9/10/2025 Result: Certified
DPB Review	Submitted on 9/15/2025 Review Completed: 10/23/2025
Secretary Review	Secretary of Health and Human Resources Review Completed: 1/5/2026
Governor's Review	ORM Review Completed: 1/13/2026 Governor Review Completed: 1/13/2026 Result: Approved
Virginia Registrar	Submitted on 2/17/2026 The Virginia Register of Regulations Will be published on 3/9/2026 Volume: 42 Issue: 15
Public Hearings	04/03/2026 8:31 AM
Comment Period	A public comment forum will open on 3/9/2026 and remain open through 5/8/2026

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Erin Barrett / Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Address:	Perimeter Center 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233
Email Address:	erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)750-3912 FAX: (804)915-0382 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this agency.

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Action 6294:

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

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (10087)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 04/09/2025.
Proposed (10817)	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (03/09/2026).

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