Medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine; requirements for practitioners.
Summary
Practitioners of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine; requirements. Increases the duration of postgraduate training required issuance of a license to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatric medicine from 12 months to 36 months and requires every practitioner licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatric medicine to obtain and maintain coverage by or to be named insured on a professional liability insurance policy with limits equal to the current limitation on damages set forth in the Code of Virginia.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101322D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 243
Scope: VA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 243. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline