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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 278 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1469859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368583,"identifier":"54.1-3028","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/4\/54.1-3028","url":"\/54.1-3028\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3028\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/4\/54.1-3028","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of nurse aides prior to October 1, 1989","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3028","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall add to its registry of <span class=\"dictionary\">certified nurse aides<\/span> any individual determined by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Nursing as being qualified to be a nurse aide by reason of training in accordance with federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> prior to October 1, 1989. 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