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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts › § 54.1-2996. Validity of unregistered documents

Failure to register a document with the registry maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to this article shall not affect the document's validity. Failure to notify the Department of Health of the revocation of a document filed with the registry shall not affect the validity of a revocation that meets the statutory requirements for the revocation to be valid.
2008, cc. 301, 696.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts › § 54.1-2997. Direct primary care agreements

A. A direct agreement between a patient, the patient's legal representative, or the patient's employer and a health care provider for ongoing primary care services in exchange for the payment of a monthly periodic fee, referred to in this article as a direct primary care agreement, is not health insurance or a health maintenance organization, provided that the health care provider does not require patients to pay monthly periodic fees prior to initiation of the direct agreement coverage period. A health care provider who participates in a direct primary care practice may participate in a health insurance carrier network so long as the provider is willing and able to meet the terms and conditions of network membership set by the health insurance carrier.
B. The provisions of this article shall not apply to contracts entered into prior to March 1, 2017.
2017, cc. 830, 831.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 29 - Medicine and Other Healing Arts › § 54.1-2998. Direct primary care agreement requirements; disclosures; disclaimer

A. Every direct primary care agreement shall include the following disclaimer: "This agreement does not provide comprehensive health insurance coverage. It provides only the provision of primary care as specifically described in this agreement."
B. A direct primary care practice and any employer with a direct primary care agreement for its employees shall make the following written information available to prospective direct primary care patients or employees by prominently disclosing in marketing materials and retainer medical agreements that:
1. The direct primary care agreement is not insurance;
2. The direct primary care practice provides only the limited scope of primary care specified in the direct primary care agreement, which marketing materials and retainer medical agreements shall include a clear listing of the services provided under the direct primary care agreement;
3. A patient is required to pay for all services provided by the direct primary care practice that are not specified in the direct primary care agreement; and
4. The agreement standing alone does not satisfy the health benefit requirements as established in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), as amended.
C. A direct primary care agreement shall be signed by the individual direct patient who is a party to the direct primary care agreement. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the presentation of marketing materials to groups of potential direct primary care patients.
D. A comprehensive disclosure statement shall be distributed to all direct primary care patients with their participation forms. Such disclosure shall (i) inform the direct primary care patients of their financial rights and responsibilities to the direct primary care practice as provided for in this article, (ii) encourage direct primary care patients to obtain and maintain insurance for services not provided by the direct primary care practice, and (iii) state that the direct primary care practice will not bill a health carrier for services covered under the direct primary care agreement.
2017, cc. 830, 831.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3002. Board of Nursing; membership; terms; meetings; quorum; administrative officer

The Board of Nursing shall consist of 14 members as follows: eight registered nurses, at least two of whom are licensed advanced practice registered nurses; two licensed practical nurses; three citizen members; and one member who shall be a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. The terms of office of the Board shall be four years.
The Board shall meet at least annually and shall elect officers from its membership. It may hold such other meetings as may be necessary to perform its duties. A majority of the Board including one of its officers shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at any meeting. Special meetings of the Board shall be called by the administrative officer upon written request of two members.
The Board shall have an administrative officer who shall be a registered nurse.
Code 1950, §§ 54-327, 54-328, 54-336, 54-341, 54-342; 1960, c. 61; 1968, c. 337, § 54-367.12; 1970, c. 116, § 54-367.10; 1975, c. 106, §§ 54-367.3, 54-367.4; 1979, c. 5; 1980, c. 728; 1982, c. 598; 1986, c. 464; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 404; 2008, c. 34; 2016, c. 105; 2019, c. 169; 2023, c. 183.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3003. Qualifications of members

A. Each professional nurse appointed to the Board shall:
1. Be a citizen of the United States of America;
2. Be a resident of this Commonwealth;
3. Have been graduated from an educational program approved by a state board of nursing;
4. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a registered nurse;
5. Have had at least five years' experience in nursing, nursing administration or teaching in a nursing education program; and
6. Have been actively engaged in professional nursing in this Commonwealth for at least three years preceding appointment or reappointment.
B. Each licensed practical nurse appointed to the Board shall:
1. Be a citizen of the United States of America;
2. Be a resident of this Commonwealth;
3. Have been graduated from a high school or the equivalent;
4. Have been graduated from a practical nursing program approved by a state board of nursing;
5. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a practical nurse;
6. Have had at least five years' experience in nursing; and
7. Have been actively engaged in practical nursing in this Commonwealth for at least three years preceding appointment or reappointment.
Code 1950, § 54-333; 1970, c. 116; 1985, c. 305, § 54-367.9; 1988, c. 765.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3004. Nominations

Nominations may be made for each professional vacancy from lists of three names, submitted to the Governor by incorporated nurses associations. The Governor may notify such organizations of any professional vacancy other than by expiration. In no case shall the Governor be bound to make any appointment from among the nominees.
1986, c. 464, § 54-367.4:1; 1988, c. 765.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3005.1. Criminal history background checks

The Board shall require each applicant for licensure as a practical nurse, registered nurse, or licensed massage therapist to submit fingerprints and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding the applicant. The cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record search shall be paid by the applicant.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall forward the results of the state and federal criminal history record search to the Board, which shall be a governmental entity. If an applicant is denied licensure because of information appearing on his criminal history record and the applicant disputes the information upon which the denial was based, the Central Criminal Records Exchange shall, upon written request, furnish to the applicant the procedures for obtaining a copy of the criminal history record from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Criminal Records Exchange. The information shall not be disseminated except as provided in this section.
2015, c. 307; 2016, c. 324.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3006. Advisory committees

The Board may appoint advisory committees consisting of three persons or more who are knowledgeable in the area of practice or education under consideration. Members of advisory committees shall not receive compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for travel and other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Code 1950, §§ 54-339, 54-343; 1970, c. 116; 1979, c. 5, § 54-367.11; 1982, c. 598; 1984, c. 734; 1988, c. 765.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3006.1. Public school nursing education programs

The Board of Education and the Board of Nursing, or their representatives, shall, at least annually, develop and revise as necessary an interagency agreement relating to the regulation of public school nursing education programs. This memorandum of understanding shall establish a framework for cooperation in order to achieve consistency in the regulation of such programs. The duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education and the Board of Nursing for public school practical nursing and nurse aide education programs shall be set forth in the agreement. The agreement shall include, but need not be limited to, core curricula for the programs; administrative and clerical activities such as exchange of mailing labels, participation in site visits, reporting requirements, and information for newsletters; review and revision of the curricula materials; participation in inservice activities and state conferences; opportunity to participate in and comment on revisions of any relevant regulations; and communication procedures between the two state agencies and with the local school divisions. The Director shall rely on the Board of Nursing for advice on and implementation of the agreement.
1991, c. 629.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3006.2. Nurse aide education program

All approved nurse aide education programs shall provide each student applying to or enrolled in such program with a copy of applicable Virginia law regarding criminal history records checks for employment in certain health care facilities, and a list of crimes which pose a barrier to such employment.
1999, c. 637.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3007. Refusal, revocation or suspension, censure or probation

The Board may refuse to admit a candidate to any examination, refuse to issue a license, certificate, or registration to any applicant and may suspend any license, certificate, registration, or multistate licensure privilege for a stated period or indefinitely, or revoke any license, certificate, registration, or multistate licensure privilege, or censure or reprimand any licensee, certificate holder, registrant, or multistate licensure privilege holder, or place him on probation for such time as it may designate for any of the following causes:
1. Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license, certificate, or registration;
2. Unprofessional conduct;
3. Willful or repeated violation of any of the provisions of this chapter;
4. Conviction of any felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
5. Practicing in a manner contrary to the standards of ethics or in such a manner as to make his practice a danger to the health and welfare of patients or to the public;
6. Use of alcohol or drugs to the extent that such use renders him unsafe to practice, or any mental or physical illness rendering him unsafe to practice;
7. The denial, revocation, suspension or restriction of a license, certificate, registration, or multistate licensure privilege to practice in another state, the District of Columbia or a United States possession or territory; or
8. Abuse, negligent practice, or misappropriation of a patient's or resident's property.
Code 1950, § 54-353; 1970, c. 116; 1979, c. 5, § 54-367.32; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 278; 2003, c. 249; 2005, cc. 610, 924.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3008. Particular violations; prosecution

A. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to:
1. Practice nursing under the authority of a license or record illegally or fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;
2. Practice nursing unless licensed to do so under the provisions of this chapter;
3. Knowingly employ an unlicensed person as a professional or practical nurse or knowingly permit an unlicensed person to represent himself as a professional or practical nurse;
4. Use in connection with his name any designation tending to imply that he is a professional nurse or a practical nurse unless duly licensed to practice under the provisions of this chapter;
5. Practice professional nursing or practical nursing during the time his license is suspended or revoked;
6. Conduct a nursing education program for the preparation of professional or practical nurses unless the program has been approved by the Board; or
7. Engage in the practice of massage therapy or hold himself out as practicing massage therapy unless he holds a license as a massage therapist issued by the Board.
B. The provisions of this section shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to persons holding a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing.
Code 1950, § 54-359; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, § 54-367.35; 1988, c. 765; 1996, c. 166; 2004, c. 49; 2016, c. 324.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3011. Renewal of licenses; lapsed licenses; reinstatement; penalties

A. Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially by such time as the Board may prescribe by regulation. The Board shall mail or send electronically a notice for renewal to every licensee, but the failure to receive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the requirements for renewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the requested information and return the form to the Board with the renewal fee.
B. Any licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated by the Board upon submission of satisfactory evidence that he is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner and upon payment of the fee.
C. Any person practicing nursing during the time his license has lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter.
D. When the Board of Health has issued an emergency order pursuant to § 32.1-13, the Board may waive (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for renewal of a license or (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence satisfactory to the Board that a licensee whose license was allowed to lapse by failing to renew his license is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner for any person who held a valid, unrestricted, active license to practice nursing within the four-year period immediately prior to the application for renewal of such license.
Code 1950, § 54-352; 1956, c. 48; 1970, c. 116, § 54-367.25; 1974, c. 194; 1979, c. 5; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765; 2018, c. 101; 2022, cc. 720, 753.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3011.01. Restricted volunteer license for registered or practical nurses

A. The Board may issue a restricted volunteer license to a registered or practical nurse who, within the past five years, held an unrestricted active license as a registered or practical nurse issued by the Board or another state, which was in good standing at the time the license expired or became inactive. Nurses holding a restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section shall only practice in public health or community free clinics that provide services to underserved populations.
B. An applicant for a restricted volunteer license shall submit an application on a form provided by the Board and attest that he will not receive remuneration directly or indirectly for providing nursing services.
C. A person holding a restricted volunteer license pursuant to this section shall not be required to complete continuing competency requirements for the first renewal of such license. For subsequent renewals, a nurse holding a restricted volunteer license shall be required to complete the continuing competency requirements required for renewal of an active license.
D. A restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section may be renewed biennially in accordance with the renewal schedule established in regulations promulgated by the Board.
E. The application and biennial renewal fee for restricted volunteer licenses pursuant to this section shall be one-half of the fee for an active license.
F. A nurse holding a restricted volunteer license issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and all regulations applicable to nurses practicing in the Commonwealth.
G. A restricted volunteer license shall only be valid in the Commonwealth and shall not confer any multistate licensure privilege.
2015, c. 522.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3011.1. Additional fee required for licensure of certain practitioners

In addition to the fees authorized for licensure and renewal by § 54.1-2400, the Board is authorized to charge a fee not to exceed one dollar for the licensure of every practical nurse and registered nurse to be deposited in the Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Fund established pursuant to § 54.1-3011.2. Such fees shall be used to fund scholarships established pursuant to subsection A of § 32.1-122.6:01.
1991, c. 669; 2000, cc. 240, 254.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3011.2. Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Fund

A. There is hereby established the Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Fund for the purpose of financing scholarships for (i) part-time and full-time students enrolled in or accepted for enrollment by nursing programs which will prepare such students, upon completion, for examination to be licensed by the Board as practical nurses or registered nurses and (ii) those registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nurse aides who agree to perform a period of nursing service in a Commonwealth long-term care facility pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Board of Health in cooperation with the Board.
B. The Fund shall be administered by the Board, in cooperation with the Director of the Department, and the scholarships shall be administered and awarded by the Board of Health pursuant to § 32.1-122.6:01. The Fund shall be maintained and administered separately from any other program or funds of the Board and the Department of Health Professions. No portion of the Fund shall be used for a purpose other than that described in this section and § 32.1-122.6:01. Any money remaining in the Fund at the end of a biennium, including amounts repaid by award recipients, and any interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund or the funds of the Department of Health Professions, but shall remain in the Fund to be used only for the purposes of this section. In addition to any licensure fees that may be collected pursuant to § 54.1-3011.1, the Fund shall also include:
1. Any funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the purposes of the Fund; and
2. Any gifts, grants, or bequests received from any private person or organization.
Upon receiving the names of the scholarship and loan repayment program recipients from the Board of Health, the Board of Nursing shall be responsible for transmitting the funds to the appropriate institution to be credited to the account of the recipient.
1991, c. 669; 2000, cc. 240, 254; 2001, c. 188; 2002, c. 290.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3012. Additional power of the Board

In addition to other powers enumerated in this title, the Board may take those steps necessary to obtain recognition by the United States Secretary of Education as a reliable authority concerning the quality of education offered by educational institutions or programs in the area of practical nursing.
1986, c. 13, § 54-367.11:1; 1988, c. 765.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3012.1. Nursing workforce information

A. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, and consistent with the provisions of § 54.1-2506.1, the Board shall collect, store, and make available nursing workforce information regarding the various categories of nurses certified, licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter. In addition to appropriated funds, the Board may also accept donations or grants from private sources in addition to any licensure or certification fee to any certified, licensed or registered nurse to carry out the provisions of this section. The information to be collected on nurses shall include, but not be limited to: (i) demographic data; (ii) level of education; (iii) employment status; (iv) employment setting such as in a hospital, physician's office, or nursing home; (v) geographic location of employment; (vi) type of nursing position or area of specialty; and (vii) number of hours worked per week. Such information shall be collected and updated biennially, and shall be published, in aggregate form and in a format accessible to the public, on the Department of Health Professions website. However, the Board may release information that identifies specific individuals for the purpose of determining shortage designations and to qualified personnel if pertinent to an investigation, research, or study, provided a written agreement between such qualified personnel and the Department, which ensures that any person to whom such identities are divulged shall preserve the confidentiality of such identities, is executed.
B. The Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall include: (i) the specific number and types of nursing workforce data elements to be collected; (ii) the process by which the information is collected, stored, and made available to interested parties; (iii) provisions to ensure the confidentiality of the data to be collected and to protect the identity of all individuals submitting information; and (iv) other provisions as determined by the Board.
2000, cc. 587, 701; 2002, c. 333; 2008, c. 373; 2009, c. 382.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3013. Approval of nursing education program

An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare professional or practical nurses shall apply to the Board and submit evidence that:
1. It is prepared to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the Board for either a professional nursing curriculum or a practical nursing curriculum; and
2. It is prepared to meet such other standards as may be established by law or by the Board.
A survey of the institution and its entire nursing education program shall be made by the administrative officer or other authorized employee of the Board, who shall submit a written report of the survey to the Board. If, in the opinion of the Board, the requirements necessary for approval are met, it shall be approved as a nursing education program for professional or practical nurses.
New nursing education programs shall not be established or conducted unless approved by the Board.
Code 1950, §§ 54-355, 54-357; 1970, c. 116, §§ 54-367.27, 54-367.29; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 7; 2016, c. 83.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3013.1. Nursing education programs to include child abuse recognition and intervention

In the exercise of its authority to establish minimum standards for professional nursing curricula and practical nursing curricula, the Board of Nursing, on and after July 1, 2007, shall require that approved nursing education programs provide instruction in child abuse recognition and intervention.
2006, c. 528.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3015. Continuance of license of certified tuberculosis nurse

Any person licensed as a certified tuberculosis nurse to perform duties as prescribed by the State Board of Examiners of Nurses, now known as the Board of Nursing, on July 1, 1970, shall continue to be so licensed unless his license is suspended or revoked in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
1970, c. 116, § 54-367.30; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3016. Use of title "registered nurse" or "R.N."

Any person who holds a license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice professional nursing in Virginia shall have the right to use the title "registered nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N." No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a registered nurse.
1970, c. 116, § 54-367.17; 1988, c. 765; 2004, c. 49.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3017. Qualifications of applicant for registered nurse's license; examination; graduates of foreign nursing education programs

A. An applicant for a license to practice professional nursing shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that such applicant:
1. Has completed an approved four-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the appropriate educational agency;
2. Has received a diploma or degree from an approved professional nursing education program;
3. Has passed a written examination as required by the Board; and
4. Has committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter.
B. The Board shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant for licensure as a registered nurse during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as evidence of the satisfaction of the educational requirements for licensure.
C. An applicant who graduated from a nursing education program in a foreign country shall be required to:
1. Have (i) graduated or be eligible to graduate from a licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program or (ii) graduated from a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program that has been approved by the authorized accrediting body in the applicable country and has been verified by an independent credentials review agency recognized by the Board to be comparable to a U.S. licensing board-approved RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program; and
2. Have, if a graduate of a foreign RN or LPN/VN prelicensure education program not taught in English or if English is not the individual's native language, successfully passed an English proficiency examination that includes reading, speaking, writing, and listening components.
The Board shall identify multiple approved entities to provide language examinations and multiple approved entities to evaluate and verify credentials earned from a nursing education program in a foreign country. The Board shall make the list of approved entities publicly available on its website.
Code 1950, § 54-346; 1970, c. 116; 1979, c. 5, § 54-367.13; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765; 2011, c. 390; 2023, c. 579.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3017.1. Registered nurse provisional license

The Board may issue a provisional license to an applicant for licensure as a registered nurse who has met the educational and examination requirements for licensure, in order to allow the applicant to obtain clinical experience, as specified by the Board in regulation. A person practicing under a provisional license shall only practice under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse, in accordance with regulations established by the Board.
2011, c. 712.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3018. Registered nurse's license by endorsement

A. The Board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant to practice professional nursing if the applicant has been licensed as a professional or registered nurse under the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States possession or territory, and, in the opinion of the Board, the applicant meets the qualifications required of registered nurses in this Commonwealth.
B. The Board shall also endorse for licensure nurses who hold an unrestricted license in Canada and whose training was obtained in a nursing school in Canada where English was the primary language and who have passed the Canadian Registered Nurses Examination (CRNE).
Code 1950, § 54-350; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, § 54-367.14; 1988, c. 765; 2002, c. 713.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3018.2. Pediatric sexual assault survivor services; requirements

Any person licensed by the Board as a registered nurse who wishes to provide sexual assault survivor treatment services or sexual assault survivor transfer services, as defined in § 32.1-162.15:2, to pediatric survivors of sexual assault, as defined in § 32.1-162.15:2, shall comply with the provisions of Article 8 (§ 32.1-162.15:2 et seq.) of Chapter 5 of Title 32.1 applicable to pediatric medical care facilities.
2020, c. 725.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3019. Use of title "licensed practical nurse" or "L.P.N."

Any person who holds a license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a licensed practical nurse in Virginia shall have the right to use the title "Licensed practical nurse" and the abbreviation "L.P.N." No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs or devices to indicate that the person using the same is a licensed practical nurse.
1970, c. 116, § 54-367.23; 1988, c. 765; 2004, c. 49.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3020. Qualifications of applicant for practical nurse's license

A. An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
1. Has completed two years of high school or its equivalent;
2. Has received a diploma from an approved practical nursing program;
3. Has passed a written examination as required by the Board; and
4. Has committed no acts which are grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in this chapter.
B. The Board shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant for licensure as a practical nurse during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as evidence of the satisfaction of the educational requirements for licensure.
Code 1950, § 54-348; 1970, c. 116; 1979, c. 5, § 54-367.19; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765; 2011, c. 390.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3021. Practical nurse's license by endorsement

The Board may issue a license by endorsement to any applicant to practice as a licensed practical nurse if the applicant has been licensed as a practical nurse or a person entitled to perform similar services under laws of another state, the District of Columbia or a United States possession or territory and, in the opinion of the Board, the applicant meets the requirements for licensed practical nurses in this Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 54-351; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, § 54-367.20; 1988, c. 765.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3022. Use of the title "Certified Nurse Aide" or "C.N.A."

No person shall use or assume the title "Certified Nurse Aide" or abbreviation "C.N.A." or any words, letters, signs, or devices to indicate that person is a certified nurse aide unless certified by the Board.
1989, c. 278.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3023. Application for certification by competency evaluation

A. Every applicant for certification by competency evaluation shall pay the required application fee and shall submit written evidence that the applicant:
1. Has not committed any act or omission that would be grounds for discipline or denial of certification under this article; and
2. Has successfully completed an education or training program approved by the Board.
B. The Board shall consider and may accept relevant practical experience and didactic and clinical components of education and training completed by an applicant for certification as a nurse aide during his service as a member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States as evidence of the satisfaction of the educational requirements for certification.
1989, c. 278; 2011, c. 390.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3024. Application for certification by endorsement

Every applicant for certification by endorsement shall pay the required application fee, shall submit the information required by the Board in the manner and form specified by the Board, and shall submit written evidence that the applicant:
1. Is certified to practice as a nurse aide by another state or territory of the United States (with requirements that are essentially similar to the requirements for certification set out in this article) and that such certification is in good standing;
2. Has not committed any act or omission that would be grounds for discipline or denial of certification under this article;
3. Has no record of abuse, negligent practice, or misappropriation of a patient's or resident's property or any disciplinary action taken or pending in any other state or territory against such certification.
1989, c. 278.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3025. Certification by competency evaluation

All applicants except those certified by endorsement shall be required to pass a clinical competency evaluation. Such evaluation shall be in written or oral form and shall include the following areas:
1. Basic nursing skills;
2. Personal care skills;
3. Recognition of mental health and social services needs;
4. Basic restorative services; and
5. Resident or patient rights.
1989, c. 278.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3025.1. Advanced certification; renewal

A. The Board shall develop and promulgate regulations to establish a career advancement certification that will indicate enhanced competence in patient care tasks and enable certified nurse aides to expand the scope of the responsibilities and duties delegated to them. An advanced certificate shall be awarded upon successful completion of the required educational and training standards set by the Board. Each institution that desires to conduct programs to provide training for such advanced certificates shall be approved by the Board pursuant to § 54.1-3005.
B. An advanced certificate issued to a certified nurse aide shall be renewed biennially upon payment of any specified fee. The certified nurse aide shall submit proof of compliance with any requirements of law and regulation concerning competence as established by the Board.
2001, c. 448.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3026. Renewal of certification

Each certificate issued to practice as a nurse aide shall be renewed annually upon payment of any specified fee. The nurse aide shall submit proof of compliance with any requirements of law and regulation concerning continued employment or competence as a condition of such renewal. The Board shall establish requirements for the renewal of certifications consistent with federal law.
1989, c. 278; 2016, c. 87.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3027. Exclusions

This article shall not be construed to affect or apply to:
1. The gratuitous care of friends or family members;
2. A person for hire who does not represent himself as or hold himself out to the public as a certified nurse aide. However, a person for hire who is not a certified nurse aide in accordance with this article shall not hold himself out as a certified nurse aide or be employed as a certified nurse aide.
1989, c. 278.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3028. Registration of nurse aides prior to October 1, 1989

The Board shall add to its registry of certified nurse aides any individual determined by the Board of Nursing as being qualified to be a nurse aide by reason of training in accordance with federal law prior to October 1, 1989. Such individuals shall meet any continuing requirements of the Board to retain certification.
1989, c. 278.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3028.1. Nurse aide education programs

Nurse aide education programs designed to prepare nurse aides for certification shall be a minimum of 120 clock hours in length. The curriculum of such programs shall include communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, observational and reporting techniques, appropriate clinical care of the aged and disabled, skills for basic restorative services, clients' rights, legal aspects of practice as a certified nurse aide, occupational health and safety measures, culturally sensitive care, and appropriate management of conflict. The Board shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
1999, c. 783; 2016, cc. 109, 582.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3029. Qualifications for a licensed massage therapist

A. In order to be licensed as a massage therapist, the applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
1. Is at least 18 years old;
2. Has successfully completed a massage therapy educational program that required a minimum of 500 hours of training. The massage therapy educational program shall be certified or approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia or an agency in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory that approves educational programs, notwithstanding the provisions of § 23.1-226;
3. Has passed the Licensing Examination of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards or an examination deemed acceptable to the Board of Nursing; and
4. Has not committed any acts or omissions that would be grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure as set forth in this chapter.
B. The Board may issue a provisional license to an applicant prior to passing the Licensing Examination of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards for such time and in such manner as prescribed by the Board. No more than one provisional license shall be issued to any applicant.
C. The Board may license without examination any applicant who is licensed as a massage therapist in another state, the District of Columbia, a United States possession or territory, or another country, and, in the opinion of the Board, meets the requirements for licensed massage therapists in the Commonwealth.
D. An applicant who completed a massage therapy educational program in a foreign country may apply for licensure as a massage therapist upon submission of evidence, satisfactory to the Board, that the applicant:
1. Is at least 18 years old;
2. Has successfully completed a massage therapy educational program in a foreign country that is comparable to a massage therapy educational program required for licensure by the Board as demonstrated by submission of evidence of comparability and equivalency provided by an agency that evaluates credentials for persons who have studied outside the United States;
3. Has passed a Board-approved English language proficiency examination; and
4. Has not committed any acts or omissions that would be grounds for disciplinary action or denial of licensure as set forth in this chapter.
The Board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements in this subsection upon submission by the applicant of evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant has completed an English version of the Licensing Examination of the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards or a comparable examination deemed acceptable to the Board.
1996, c. 166; 1997, c. 599; 2004, c. 991; 2012, c. 764; 2016, c. 324; 2020, c. 727.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3029.1. Advisory Board on Massage Therapy

The Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall assist the Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter regarding the qualifications, examination, registration, regulation, and standards of professional conduct of massage therapists as described in § 54.1-3029. The Advisory Board shall also assist in such other matters relating to the practice of massage therapy as the Board may require.
The Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms as follows: three members shall be licensed massage therapists who have practiced in the Commonwealth for not less than three years prior to their appointment, one shall be an administrator or faculty member of a nationally accredited school of massage therapy, and one shall be a citizen member appointed from the Commonwealth at large.
The Advisory Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. The Advisory Board shall meet at least once a year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to perform its duties. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.
Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Advisory Board for more than two successive terms.
2009, c. 534; 2016, c. 324.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3040.1. Findings and declaration of purpose

A. The party states find that:
1. The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws;
2. Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public;
3. The expanded mobility of nurses and the use of advanced communication technologies as part of our nation's health care delivery system require greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation;
4. New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state nurse licensure laws difficult and complex;
5. The current system of duplicative licensure for nurses practicing in multiple states is cumbersome and redundant for both nurses and states; and
6. Uniformity of nurse licensure requirements throughout the states promotes public safety and public health benefits.
B. The general purposes of this Compact are to:
1. Facilitate the states' responsibility to protect the public's health and safety;
2. Ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas of nurse licensure and regulation;
3. Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of nurse regulation, investigation, and adverse actions;
4. Promote compliance with the laws governing the practice of nursing in each jurisdiction;
5. Invest all party states with the authority to hold a nurse accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of party state licenses;
6. Decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of nurse licenses; and
7. Provide opportunities for interstate practice by nurses who meet uniform licensure requirements.
2016, c. 108.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 30 - Nursing › § 54.1-3040.4. Applications for licensure in a party state

A. Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, and whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program.
B. A nurse may hold a multistate license issued by the home state in only one party state at a time.
C. If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving between two party states, the nurse must apply for licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued by the prior home state will be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Commission.
1. The nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence.
2. A multistate license shall not be issued by the new home state until the nurse provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a multistate license from the new home state.
D. If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a non-party state, the multistate license issued by the prior home state will convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state.
2016, c. 108.