79046137.2-414Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Behavioral Health And Developmental ServicesGeneral ProvisionsProtection Of ConsumersLicensing Providers Of Behavioral Health And Developmental ServicesCure by mental or spiritual means without use of drugs or material remedyCode 1950, § 37-259; 1960, c. 496; 1968, c. 477, § 37.1-188; 1976, c. 671; 2001, cc. 486, 506; 2005, c. 716.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/37.2-414//37.2-414/37.2/1/4/2/37.2-414Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to authorize or require a license of a provider to establish, maintain and operate, or have charge of any service for the care and treatment of persons by the practice of the religious tenets of any church in the ministration to the sick and suffering by mental or spiritual means without the use of any drug or material remedy, whether gratuitously or for compensation, provided the statutes and regulations on sanitation and safety are complied with.section1