CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022) CONTINUED COMPETENCY AND OFFICE-BASED ANESTHESIA
REQUIREMENTS (§ 54.1-2912.1)

A. The Board shall prescribe by regulation such requirements as may be necessary
to ensure continued practitioner competence which may include continuing
education, testing, and/or any other requirement.

B. In promulgating such regulations, the Board shall consider (i) the need to
promote ethical practice, (ii) an appropriate standard of care, (iii) patient
safety, (iv) application of new medical technology, (v) appropriate
communication with patients, and (vi) knowledge of the changing health care
system.

C. The Board may approve persons who provide or accredit such programs in order
to accomplish the purposes of this section.

D. Pursuant to § 54.1-2400 and its authority to establish the qualifications
for registration, certification or licensure that are necessary to ensure
competence and integrity to engage in the regulated practice, the Board of
Medicine shall promulgate regulations governing the practice of medicine related
to the administration of anesthesia in physicians’ offices.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 227; 2002, c. 324.