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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 869 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1468305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368209,"identifier":"54.1-2414","token":"54.1\/III\/24.1\/54.1-2414","url":"\/54.1-2414\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2414\/","token":"54.1\/III\/24.1\/54.1-2414","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of chapter; grace period for compliance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2414","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall apply, in the case of any investment interest<\/span> acquired after February 1, 1993, to referrals<\/span> for health services<\/span> made by a practitioner<\/span> on or after July 1, 1993. However, in the case of any investment interest<\/span> acquired prior to February 1, 1993, compliance with the provisions of this chapter is required by July 1, 1996.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; GRACE PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE (\u00a7 54.1-2414)\n\nThis chapter shall apply, in the case of any investment interest acquired after\nFebruary 1, 1993, to referrals for health services made by a practitioner on or\nafter July 1, 1993. However, in the case of any investment interest acquired\nprior to February 1, 1993, compliance with the provisions of this chapter is\nrequired by July 1, 1996.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 869.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}