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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2911 (2026)

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The Board of Medicine shall consist of 11 medical physicians, one osteopathic physician, one podiatrist, one chiropractor, and four citizen members. Citizen members shall have all voting and participation rights of other members. The term of office of the members of the Board shall be four years.

The officers of the Board shall be a president, vice-president and a secretary, who shall also act as treasurer, who shall be members of and selected by the Board.

Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as prescribed by the Board. Special meetings may be held upon the call of the president and any 11 members. Twelve members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

The Board may establish an executive committee composed of the president, vice-president, the secretary and five other members of the Board appointed by the president. The executive committee shall include at least two citizen members. In the absence of the Board, the executive committee shall have full powers to take any action and conduct any business authorized by this chapter. Five members of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum. Any actions or business conducted by the executive committee shall be acted upon by the full Board as soon as practicable.

There shall be an executive director for the Board of Medicine who shall be licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth as a physician or as an attorney.

Code 1950, §§ 54-282, 54-283, 54-287, 54-289, 54-290; 1950, p. 111; 1966, cc. 166, 657; 1970, c. 69; 1973, c. 401; 1973, c. 529, § 54-290.1; 1975, c. 508; 1986, c. 434, § 54-290.2; 1986, c. 464; 1988, cc. 42, 765; 2001, cc. 186, 198; 2003, cc. 753, 762; 2024, c. 463; 2026, c. 741.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1990–2016 · leading case: Virginia Bd. of Med. v. Fetta, 421 S.E.2d 410 (Va. 1992).
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Virginia Bd. of Med. v. Fetta, 421 S.E.2d 410 (Va. 1992). · cites it 4× “Code § 54.1-2911. Second, the full Board, or a quorum, may hear the evidence with the hearing officer.”
Phillips v. Virginia Bd. of Med., 749 F. Supp. 715 (E.D. Va. 1990). · cites it 3× “Va.Code § 54.1-2911 establishes how members of the Board are selected, their terms in office, and other matters.”
Virginia Bd. of Med. v. Fetta, 408 S.E.2d 573 (Va. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “…from is Affirmed. Baker, J., and Benton, J., concurred. “Eleven members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.” Code § 54.1-2911.”
Yvoune Petrie v. Virginia Bd. of Med., 648 F. App'x 352 (4th Cir. 2016). “” Va. Code § 54.1-2911. Among other powers and responsibilities, the General Assembly has delegated to the Board the authority, upon finding that an individual has violated one of the various Virginia laws governing the professions within the Board’s purview, to “impose a…”
Fetta v. Virginia Bd. of Med., 20 Va. Cir. 334 (Richmond County Cir. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “Code Section 54.1-2911. Counsel for the Board echoed Dr.”
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