Agency 76. Department of Health Professions
- Preface
VAC AGENCY NO. 76
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Department of Health Professions is an umbrella agency authorized to provide investigative, inspection, and administrative services for and promote policy coordination among Virginia's 13 health profession regulatory boards. These boards regulate over 500,000 health care practitioners across 62 professions and 13 types of facilities (funeral establishments, pharmacy-related businesses, and veterinary facilities). The mission of the Department of Health Professions is to ensure safe and competent patient care by licensing health professionals, enforcing standards of practice, and providing information to health care practitioners and the public.
The director of the department is authorized under Chapters 25 (§ 54.1-2500 et seq.), 25.1 (§ 54.1-2515 et seq.), and 25.2 (§ 54.1-2519 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to supervise and manage the department; perform or consolidate administrative services for the boards; receive all complaints made against regulated health care professionals; develop administrative policies and procedures governing the receipt and recording of complaints; monitor the status of actions regarding complaints; provide investigative services; collect and account for all fees to be paid into each board; and promulgate and revise regulations necessary for the administration of the department and for the implementation of the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program (§ 54.1-2515 et seq. of the Code of Virginia). The director also promulgates regulations necessary for the implementation of the Prescription Monitoring Program (§ 54.1-2519 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
Each health profession regulatory board is authorized by Chapter 24 (§ 54.1-2400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to (i) establish the qualifications for registration, certification, or licensure that are necessary to ensure competence and integrity to engage in the regulated profession; (ii) examine or cause to be examined applicants for certification or licensure; (iii) register, certify, or license qualified applicants as practitioners; (iv) establish schedules for renewals; (v) levy and collect fees; (vi) promulgate regulations to effectively administer the regulatory system administered by the board; (vii) revoke, suspend, restrict, or refuse to issue or renew a registration, certificate, or license; (viii) appoint designees from the board's membership or immediate staff to coordinate with the Monitoring Program Committee; (ix) take appropriate disciplinary action for violations of applicable law and regulations; (x) appoint a special conference committee to consider disciplinary action; (xi) convene, at its discretion, a panel to conduct formal proceedings with regard to a practitioner; and (xii) issue inactive licenses or certificates according to regulations the board adopts; (xiii) meet by telephone conference call to consider settlement proposal or modifications to board orders; (xiv) request and accept confidential consent agreements; and (xv) direct a practitioner to submit to a mental or physical examination.
Pursuant to Chapter 24 (§ 54.1-2400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, any health regulatory board may suspend the license, certificate, or registration of any person holding a license, certificate, or registration issued by the board without a hearing simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing if the relevant board finds that there is a substantial danger to the public health or safety that warrants this action.
The department operates under the supervision of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. More information can be found on the department's website at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/AboutDHP/.
Rev. 07/2024
- Chapter 10
- Regulations Governing the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program for the Department of Health ProfessionsRead all
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Section 20
- Organization of Committee
- Section 30
- Eligibility
- Section 40
- Eligibility for Stayed Disciplinary Action
- Section 50
- Participation Contract
- Section 60
- RecoveryMonitoring Contract
- Section 65
- Authority of the Chairperson of the Committee
- Section 70
- [Repealed]
- Section 80
- Disclosure of Information
- Section 90
- [Repealed]
- Section 100
- Conflicts of Interests
- Chapter 20
- Regulations Governing the Prescription Monitoring ProgramRead all
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Section 20
- General Provisions
- Section 30
- Criteria for Granting Waivers of the Reporting Requirements
- Section 40
- Standards for the Manner and Format of Reports and a Schedule for Reporting
- Section 50
- Criteria for Mandatory Disclosure of Information by the Director
- Section 60
- Criteria for Discretionary Disclosure of Information by the Director
- Section 70
- Notice of Requests for Information
- FORMS
- Forms (18VAC76-20)
- DIBR
- [Repealed]
- Chapter 30
- Public Participation Guidelines [Repealed]Read all
- Section 10
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- Section 20
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- Section 30
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- Section 40
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- Section 50
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- Section 60
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- Section 70
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- Section 80
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- Section 90
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- Section 100
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- Section 110
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- Section 120
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- Chapter 31
- Public Participation GuidelinesRead all
- Part I
- Purpose and Definitions
- Section 10
- Purpose
- Section 20
- Definitions
- Part II
- Notification of Interested Persons
- Section 30
- Notification List
- Section 40
- Information to Be Sent to Persons on the Notification List
- Part III
- Public Participation Procedures
- Section 50
- Public Comment
- Section 60
- Petition for Rulemaking
- Section 70
- Appointment of Regulatory Advisory Panel
- Section 80
- Appointment of Negotiated Rulemaking Panel
- Section 90
- Meetings
- Section 100
- Public Hearings on Regulations
- Section 110
- Periodic Review of Regulations
- Chapter 40
- Regulations Governing Emergency Contact InformationRead all
- Section 10
- Requirement to Report
- Section 20
- Emergency Contact Information
- Section 30
- Time Limit for Reporting
- FORMS
- Forms (18VAC76-40)
