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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368224</law_id><section_number>54.1-2518</section_number><catch_line>Investigation by Department or other authorized official; prosecution for violations of law</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="25.1">Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This chapter shall not be construed to inhibit an investigation into the conduct of a <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span> by the Department of Health Professions or any other authorized agency, including, but not limited to, <span class="dictionary">law</span>-enforcement or health regulatory agencies, or to prohibit the <span class="dictionary">prosecution</span> of any <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span> for any violation of <span class="dictionary">law</span>.</p></section></text><history>1997, c. 439.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
