Certification of Nurse Aides

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This is Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Certification of Nurse Aides.” 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 9 sections.

§ 54.1-3022	Use of the title "Certified Nurse Aide" or "C.N.A."
§ 54.1-3023	Application for certification by competency evaluation
§ 54.1-3024	Application for certification by endorsement
§ 54.1-3025	Certification by competency evaluation
§ 54.1-3025.1	Advanced certification; renewal
§ 54.1-3026	Renewal of certification
§ 54.1-3027	Exclusions
§ 54.1-3028	Registration of nurse aides prior to October 1, 1989
§ 54.1-3028.1	Nurse aide education programs