VA Board of Medicine News

VA Board Briefs: Opioids, COVID Telemedicine, Licensee Requirements

The Virginia Board of Medicine Board Briefs #102 covers multiple regulatory reminders and updates for licensees. Key items include amended opioid prescribing regulations effective January 2025, a third extension of COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities through December 31, 2025, new 2025 laws affecting anesthesiologist assistants, certified nurse midwives, pharmacists, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals, and an FDA letter warning that compounded cagrilintide products do not qualify for FD&C Act exemptions. The Board also reports ongoing regulatory activity, upcoming meetings through October 2025, and disciplinary decisions from March through August 2025.

VA Board of Medicine Board Briefs #103, December 2025

The December 2025 issue of Virginia Board of Medicine Board Briefs #103 provides regulatory updates on physician licensure, SCRA licensing for servicemembers, autism training recommendations, emotional support animal guidance, FDA guidance on compounded drug products obtained from third parties, an updated midwifery formulary, and the transition of Virginia's medical cannabis program to the new CCA Portal.

Board Briefs #104, Virginia Board of Medicine Newsletter, March 2026

The Virginia Board of Medicine Board Briefs #104 reports on multiple 2026 legislative updates affecting healthcare providers, including a fourth extension of telemedicine flexibilities through December 31, 2026 allowing prescribing of controlled medications without a prior in-person visit, new laws on bias reduction training, therapeutic interchange, and licensure compacts, and multiple active regulatory comment periods ending March 25, April 8, and May 8, 2026. The newsletter also covers Virginia Birth Injury Fund compliance requirements, SCRA licensing updates for servicemembers, and summarizes board decisions including reprimands, suspensions, and license revocations.