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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 746

Physician assistants; authorization to practice without a practice agreement.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (2)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Physician assistants; authorization to practice without a practice agreement. Authorizes a physician assistant with at least three years of full-time clinical experience to practice without a practice agreement upon receipt of an attestation from a patient care team physician or patient care team podiatrist who provided collaboration and consultation to such physician assistant verifying the length and nature of the physician assistant's practice. The bill establishes methods for a physician assistant who is unable to obtain the required attestation to submit other evidence that the physician assistant meets the requirements to practice without a practice agreement and establishes a method for physician assistants who obtain licensure by endorsement to practice without a practice agreement if they meet the applicable requirements. The bill also establishes a scope of practice for physician assistants who practice without a practice agreement. The bill specifies that the effective date of the foregoing provisions are contingent upon the Board of Medicine adopting regulations to implement the bill's provisions and to establish processes for granting authorization to physician assistants to practice without a practice agreement.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 10, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 5, 2026
Senate		Reported from Education and Health with amendmentpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 27, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 26, 2026
Senate		Reported from Education and HealthpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Reported from Health and Human Services with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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