Board of Nursing

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Board of Nursing.” It is part of Chapter 30 “Nursing”, which is part of Subtitle III “Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions”, which is part of Title 54.1 “Professions and Occupations”.

It’s comprised of the following 23 sections.

§ 54.1-3000	Definitions
§ 54.1-3001	Exemptions
§ 54.1-3002	Board of Nursing; membership; terms; meetings; quorum; administrative officer
§ 54.1-3003	Qualifications of members
§ 54.1-3004	Nominations
§ 54.1-3005	Specific powers and duties of Board
§ 54.1-3005.1	Criminal history background checks
§ 54.1-3006	Advisory committees
§ 54.1-3006.1	Public school nursing education programs
§ 54.1-3006.2	Nurse aide education program
§ 54.1-3007	Refusal, revocation or suspension, censure or probation
§ 54.1-3008	Particular violations; prosecution
§ 54.1-3009	Repealed
§ 54.1-3011	Renewal of licenses; lapsed licenses; reinstatement; penalties
§ 54.1-3011.01	Restricted volunteer license for registered or practical nurses
§ 54.1-3011.1	Additional fee required for licensure of certain practitioners
§ 54.1-3011.2	Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Fund
§ 54.1-3012	Additional power of the Board
§ 54.1-3012.1	Nursing workforce information
§ 54.1-3013	Approval of nursing education program
§ 54.1-3013.1	Nursing education programs to include child abuse recognition and intervention
§ 54.1-3014	Survey of nursing education programs; discontinuance of program; due process requirements
§ 54.1-3015	Continuance of license of certified tuberculosis nurse