§ 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;
7. Claim to be, on and after July 1, 1997, a certified massage therapist or massage therapist or use any designation tending to imply that he is a massage therapist or certified massage therapist unless he is certified under the provisions of this chapter.
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.)
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