{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2949","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2949","heading":"License required","body":"It shall be unlawful for a person to practice or to hold himself out as practicing as a physician assistant or to use in connection with his name the words or letters \"Physician Assistant\" or \"PA\" unless he holds a license as such issued by the Board.1988, c. 765; 2013, c. 144; 2016, c. 450.","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 4. LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION OF OTHER PRACTITIONERS OF THE HEALING ARTS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2949/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"6c07e26fdfc9039f1ef2c5c50306e826e456ee4598fd141dd109146623055dc0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2942","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}