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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 90. Board of Nursing |
| Chapter 10. Public Participation Guidelines (Repealed) |
| Chapter 11. Public Participation Guidelines |
| Chapter 15. Regulations Governing Delegation to an Agency Subordinate |
| Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing |
| Chapter 21. Medication Administration Training and Immunization Protocol |
| Chapter 25. Regulations Governing Certified Nurse Aides |
| Chapter 26. Regulations for Nurse Aide Education Programs |
| Chapter 30. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners |
| Chapter 40. Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners |
| Chapter 50. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Massagetherapists |
| Chapter 60. Regulations Governing the Registration of Medication Aides |
EDITOR'S NOTICE
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Board of Nursing is an agency within the Department of Health Professions. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 25. See the summary for the department for the regulatory power applicable to all health regulatory boards. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 24.
The board is authorized to license registered and practical nurses, to register clinical nurse specialists, to certify nurse aides and establish a career advancement certification for certified nurse aides, to register medication aides in assisted living facilities, to approve and prescribe minimum standards for nursing education programs, to approve curricula therefor, to certify license massage therapists, and to promulgate regulations for the delegation of certain nursing tasks and procedures to an appropriately trained unlicensed person and regulations for collecting, storing and making available nursing workforce information. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 30. It is also authorized, jointly with the Board of Medicine, to promulgate regulations regarding the licensure and practice of nurse practitioners prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 29.
The board is authorized to cooperate with the Board of Health's promulgation of regulations establishing a nursing scholarship and loan repayment program for registered nurses, practical nurses, and certified nurse aides who agree to perform a period of nursing service in a Commonwealth long-term care facility. Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 4, Article 6.
Regulations are available at the board's office at 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233. Internet address: http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
Rev. 10/2016
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Board of Nursing is an agency within the Department of Health Professions. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 25. See the summary for the department for the regulatory power applicable to all health regulatory boards. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 24.
The board is authorized to license registered and practical nurses, to register clinical nurse specialists, to certify nurse aides and establish a career advancement certification for certified nurse aides, to register medication aides in assisted living facilities, to approve and prescribe minimum standards for nursing education programs, to approve curricula therefor, to certify license massage therapists, and to promulgate regulations for the delegation of certain nursing tasks and procedures to an appropriately trained unlicensed person and regulations for collecting, storing and making available nursing workforce information. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 30. It is also authorized, jointly with the Board of Medicine, to promulgate regulations regarding the licensure and practice of nurse practitioners prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 29.
The board is authorized to cooperate with the Board of Health's promulgation of regulations establishing a nursing scholarship and loan repayment program for registered nurses, practical nurses, and certified nurse aides who agree to perform a period of nursing service in a Commonwealth long-term care facility. Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 4, Article 6.
Regulations are available at the board's office at 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233. Internet address: http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
Rev. 10/2016