Code of Virginia - Title 54.1 Professions And Occupations - Chapter 30 Nursing

54.1-3000 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Board" means the Board of Nursing. "Certified nurse aide" means a person who ...

54.1-3001 Exemptions
This chapter shall not apply to the following: 1. The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency; 2. The practice of nursing, which is prescribed ...

54.1-3002 Board of Nursing; membership; terms; meetings; quorum; administrative officer
The Board of Nursing shall consist of thirteen members as follows: seven registered nurses, at least one of whom is a licensed nurse practitioner; three ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3005 Specific powers and duties of Board
In addition to the general powers and duties conferred in this title, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties: 1. To prescribe ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3009 , 54.1-3010
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 64. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3012.1 Nursing workforce information
A. With such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, the Board shall collect, store, and make available nursing workforce information regarding the various categories ...

54.1-3013 Approval of nursing education program
An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare professional or practical nurses or clinical nurse specialists shall apply to the Board and ...

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 ...

54.1-3014 Survey of nursing education programs; discontinuance of program
The Board shall, through its administrative officer or other authorized representative, survey all nursing education programs in the Commonwealth as necessary. Written reports of such ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3016.1 Correctional health assistants
Licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and nurse practitioners may practice as correctional health assistants pursuant to § 54.1-2901. (1997, c. 720.) ...

54.1-3017 Qualifications of applicant for registered nurse's license; examination; graduates of foreign nursi...
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3020 Qualifications of applicant for practical nurse's license
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3023 Application for certification by competency evaluation
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3026 Renewal of certification
Each certificate issued to practice as a nurse aide shall be renewed biennially upon payment of any specified fee. The nurse aide shall submit proof ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

54.1-3029 Qualifications for a certified massage therapist
A. In order to be certified as a massage therapist, the applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant: 1. Is at ...

54.1-3030 Definitions
As used in the Nurse Licensure Compact, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Adverse action" means a home or remote state action. "Alternative program" ...

54.1-3031 Findings and declaration of purpose for compact
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 ...

54.1-3032 General provisions and jurisdiction
A. A license to practice registered nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state ...

54.1-3033 Applications for licensure in a party state
A. Upon application for a license, the licensing board in a party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ...

54.1-3034 Adverse actions
In addition to the general provisions described in § 54.1-3032, the following provisions apply: 1. The licensing board of a remote state shall promptly report ...

54.1-3035 Additional authorities invested in party state nursing licensing boards
Notwithstanding any other powers, party state nurse licensing boards shall have the authority to: 1. If otherwise permitted by state law, recover from the affected ...

54.1-3036 Coordinated licensure information system
A. All party states shall participate in a cooperative effort to create a coordinated database of all licensed registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. This ...

54.1-3037 Compact administration and interchange of information
A. The head of the nurse licensing board, or his designee, of each party state shall be the administrator of this Compact for his state. ...

54.1-3038 Immunity
No party state or the officers or employees or agents of a party state's nurse licensing board who act in accordance with the provisions of ...

54.1-3039 Entry into force, withdrawal and amendment
A. This Compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has been enacted into the laws of that state. ...

54.1-3040 Construction and severability
A. This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any ...

54.1-3041 Registration required.
A medication aide who administers drugs that would otherwise be self-administered to residents in an assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Social Services ...

54.1-3042 Application for registration by competency evaluation.
Every applicant for registration as a medication aide by competency evaluation shall pay the required application fee and shall submit written evidence that the applicant: ...

54.1-3043 Continuing training required.
Every applicant for registration as a medication aide shall complete ongoing training related to the administration of medications as required by the Board. (2005, cc. ...