{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2902","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2902","heading":"Unlawful to practice without license","body":"It is unlawful for any person to practice medicine, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, or podiatry or as a physician assistant in the Commonwealth without a valid unrevoked license issued by the Board.Code 1950, § 54-274; 1950, p. 98; 1958, c. 161; 1962, c. 127; 1966, c. 657; 1970, c. 69; 1973, cc. 105, 514, 529; 1975, c. 508; 1976, c. 15; 1980, c. 157; 1982, c. 220; 1985, cc. 303, 347; 1986, c. 377; 1988, c. 765; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 2000, c. 688; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 210.","path":["Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations","Subtitle III. Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","Chapter 29. Medicine and Other Healing Arts","Article 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2902/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"ab3660e73d9d75ca2cc6922820844de345541c332af3628a9aeb18eebae9ce40","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2901","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}