Identification should include boards such as the
- Board of Dentistry
- Board of Medicine
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Optometry
- Board of Pharmacy
- Board of Physical Therapy.
See the websites for the Virginia Department of Health Professions (http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/) and the Virginia Department of Health (https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/) for more information.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the certification, licensure, and regulatory processes that demonstrate required skills, and competencies, and thereby promote consumer protection?
- What are specific professions covered under each health professional board in Virginia? Why do these boards regulate these professions?
- What can a medical professional or consumer do if they believe that a health professional board has acted in error? Can the decision be appealed? Explain.