HB855: Health regulatory boards; reinstatement of licensure.
HOUSE BILL NO. 855
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2408.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2408.2. Minimum period for reinstatement after revocation.
When the certificate, registration or license of any person
certified, registered or licensed by one of the health regulatory boards has
been revoked, the board may, after three years and upon the payment of a fee
prescribed by the Board board, consider an application
for reinstatement of a certificate, registration or license in the same manner
as the original certificates, registrations or licenses are granted; however,
if a license has been revoked pursuant to subdivision A 19 of § 54.1-2915, the Board
board shall not consider an application for reinstatement
until five years have passed since revocation. A Board board shall conduct an
investigation and review an application for reinstatement after revocation to
determine whether there are causes for denial of the application. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to
show by clear and convincing evidence that he is safe and competent to
practice. The reinstatement of a certificate, registration
or license shall require the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the members
at a meeting
the hearing. In the discretion of
the board, such reinstatement may be granted without further examination.