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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 76. Department of Health Professions
Chapter 50. Regulations Governing Practitioner Self-Referral
12/24/2025

18VAC76-50-10. Definitions.

Statutory definitions of words and terms related to the Practitioner Self-Referral Act are established in § 54.1-2410 of the Code of Virginia.

The following additional words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Act" means the Practitioner Self-Referral Act, Chapter 24.1 (§ 54.1-2410 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.

"Applicant" means a practitioner or entity who has applied to the board for an advisory opinion on the applicability of the Act or for an exception to the prohibitions of the Act.

"Appropriate regulatory board" means the regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions that licenses or certifies the practitioner.

"Committee" means an informal conference committee of a regulatory board.

"Department" means the Department of Health Professions.

"Director" means the Director of the Department of Health Professions.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2410 and 54.1-2505 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 5, eff. November 19, 2025.

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