Code of Virginia
Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations
Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations
1/16/2021
Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations (2020 Updates)
- Subtitle I. General Provisions Relating to Regulatory Boards
- Chapter 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-119
- Expediting the issuance of licenses, etc., to spouses of military service members; issuance of temporary licenses, etc.
- Subtitle II. Professions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards within the Department
- Chapter 4. Architects, Engineers, Surveyors, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers
- Article 1. Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Landscape Architects
- § 54.1-401
- (Effective until January 1, 2021) Exemptions
- § 54.1-401
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Exemptions
- Chapter 5.2. Athlete Agents
- § 54.1-526
- Definitions
- § 54.1-527
- Authority; procedure
- § 54.1-528
- Athlete agent; registration required; void contract
- § 54.1-529
- Registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration; penalty
- § 54.1-530
- Certificate of registration; issuance or denials; renewal
- § 54.1-531
- Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration
- § 54.1-532
- Temporary registration
- § 54.1-533
- Registration and renewal fees
- § 54.1-534
- Required form of agency contract
- § 54.1-535
- Notice to educational institution
- § 54.1-536
- Student-athlete's right to cancel
- § 54.1-537
- Required records
- § 54.1-538
- Prohibited conduct
- § 54.1-539
- Criminal penalty
- § 54.1-540
- Civil remedy; penalty
- § 54.1-541
- Uniformity of application of construction
- § 54.1-542
- Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- Chapter 6. Auctioneers
- § 54.1-601
- Exemptions
- Chapter 11. Contractors
- Article 1. Regulation of Contractors
- § 54.1-1101
- Exemptions; failure to obtain certificate of occupancy; penalties
- § 54.1-1102
- Board for Contractors membership; offices; meetings; seal; record
- Article 2. Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Act
- § 54.1-1120
- Recovery from Fund generally
- Chapter 21. Real Estate Brokers, Sales Persons and Rental Location Agents
- Article 1. Regulation of Real Estate Brokers, Salespersons and Rental Location Agents
- § 54.1-2100
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2103
- Exemptions from chapter
- § 54.1-2105.1
- Other powers and duties of the Real Estate Board
- § 54.1-2108.1
- Protection of escrow funds, etc., held by a real estate broker in the event of foreclosure of real property; required deposits
- § 54.1-2109
- Death or disability of a broker
- Article 3. Duties of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
- § 54.1-2130
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2131
- Licensees engaged by sellers
- § 54.1-2132
- Licensees engaged by buyers
- § 54.1-2133
- Licensees engaged by landlords to lease property
- Chapter 23.1. Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care Trust Funds and Preneed Burial Contracts
- § 54.1-2312
- Exemptions
- Chapter 23.2. Fair Housing Board
- § 54.1-2344
- Fair Housing Board; membership; terms; chairman; powers and duties
- Chapter 23.3. Common Interest Communities
- Article 1. Common Interest Community Board
- § 54.1-2345
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2345.1
- Certain real estate arrangements and covenants not deemed to constitute a common interest community
- § 54.1-2346
- License required; certification of employees; renewal; provisional license
- § 54.1-2347
- Exceptions and exemptions generally
- § 54.1-2348
- Common Interest Community Board; membership; meetings; quorum
- § 54.1-2349
- Powers and duties of the Board
- § 54.1-2350
- Annual report; form to accompany resale certificates and disclosure packets
- § 54.1-2351
- General powers and duties of Board concerning associations
- § 54.1-2352
- Cease and desist orders
- § 54.1-2353
- Protection of the interests of associations; appointment of receiver for common interest community manager
- § 54.1-2354
- Variation by agreement
- Article 2. Common Interest Community Management Information Fund; Common Interest Community Ombudsman; Common Interest Community Management Recovery Fund
- § 54.1-2354.1
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2354.2
- Common Interest Community Management Information Fund
- § 54.1-2354.3
- Common Interest Community Ombudsman; appointment; powers and duties
- § 54.1-2354.4
- Association complaint procedures; final adverse decisions
- § 54.1-2354.5
- Common Interest Community Management Recovery Fund
- Subtitle III. Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards within the Department of Health Professions
- Chapter 24. General Provisions
- § 54.1-2400.2
- Confidentiality of information obtained during an investigation or disciplinary proceeding; penalty
- § 54.1-2400.6
- Hospitals, other health care institutions, home health and hospice organizations, and assisted living facilities required to report disciplinary actions against and certain disorders of health professionals; immunity from liability; failure to report
- § 54.1-2409.5
- Conversion therapy prohibited
- Chapter 25.2. Prescription Monitoring Program
- § 54.1-2523
- Confidentiality of data; disclosure of information; discretionary authority of Director
- § 54.1-2525
- Unlawful disclosure of information; disciplinary action authorized; penalties
- Chapter 27. Dentistry
- Article 1. Board of Dentistry
- § 54.1-2700
- Definitions
- Article 2. Licensure of Dentists
- § 54.1-2708.5
- Digital scans for use in the practice of dentistry; practice of digital scan technicians
- § 54.1-2711
- Practice of dentistry
- § 54.1-2719
- Persons engaged in construction and repair of appliances
- Chapter 28. Funeral Services
- Article 1. Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
- § 54.1-2804
- Licensing authority
- § 54.1-2806
- Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license, registration, or courtesy card
- § 54.1-2808.3
- Acceptance of third-party-provided caskets
- Chapter 29. Medicine and Other Healing Arts
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-2900
- Definitions
- § 54.1-2909
- Further reporting requirements; civil penalty; disciplinary action
- § 54.1-2910.5
- (Effective July 1, 2023) Pediatric sexual assault survivor services; requirements
- Article 2. Board of Medicine
- § 54.1-2912.5
- Standard of care pertaining to prenatal and postnatal and other depression; Communication of information
- § 54.1-2915
- Unprofessional conduct; grounds for refusal or disciplinary action
- § 54.1-2927
- Applicants from other states without reciprocity; temporary licenses or certificates for certain practitioners of the healing arts
- Article 4. Licensure and Certification of Other Practitioners of the Healing Arts
- § 54.1-2956.13
- Licensure of surgical assistant; practice of surgical assisting; use of title
- § 54.1-2956.14
- Advisory Board on Surgical Assisting; appointments; terms; duties
- § 54.1-2957.5
- Advisory Board on Athletic Training established; duties; composition; appointment; terms
- Article 6. General Standards of Practice
- § 54.1-2969
- Authority to consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors
- Article 8. Health Care Decisions Act
- § 54.1-2983.2
- Capacity; required determinations
- Chapter 30. Nursing
- Article 1. Board of Nursing
- § 54.1-3005
- Specific powers and duties of Board
- Article 2. Licensure of Registered Nurses
- § 54.1-3018.2
- (Effective July 1, 2023) Pediatric sexual assault survivor services; requirements
- Article 5. Licensure of Massage Therapists
- § 54.1-3029
- Qualifications for a licensed massage therapist
- Chapter 33. Pharmacy
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-3300
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3300.1
- Participation in collaborative agreements; regulations to be promulgated by the Boards of Medicine and Pharmacy
- § 54.1-3303
- Prescriptions to be issued and drugs to be dispensed for medical or therapeutic purposes only
- § 54.1-3303.1
- Initiating of treatment with and dispensing and administering of controlled substances by pharmacists
- § 54.1-3304.1
- Authority to license and regulate practitioners; permits
- Article 2. Board of Pharmacy
- § 54.1-3307
- Specific powers and duties of Board
- Article 4. Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
- § 54.1-3321
- Registration of pharmacy technicians
- Chapter 34. Drug Control Act
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-3401
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3408
- Professional use by practitioners
- § 54.1-3408.3
- Certification for use of cannabis oil for treatment
- § 54.1-3408.5
- Epinephrine required in certain public places
- § 54.1-3410
- When pharmacist may sell and dispense drugs
- § 54.1-3411.2
- Prescription drug disposal programs
- § 54.1-3411.2:1
- Guidelines for disposal of unused drugs
- § 54.1-3422
- Controlled substances registration certificate required in addition to other requirements; exemptions
- § 54.1-3423
- Board to issue registration unless inconsistent with public interest; authorization to conduct research; application and fees
- Article 4.2. Permitting of Pharmaceutical Processors to Produce and Dispense Cannabidiol Oil and Thc-A Oil
- § 54.1-3442.5
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3442.6
- Permit to operate pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility
- § 54.1-3442.7
- Dispensing cannabis oil; report
- § 54.1-3442.8
- Criminal liability; exceptions
- Article 5. Standards and Schedules
- § 54.1-3446
- Schedule I
- Article 7. Controlled Paraphernalia
- § 54.1-3466
- Possession or distribution of controlled paraphernalia; definition of controlled paraphernalia; evidence; exceptions
- § 54.1-3467
- Distribution of hypodermic needles or syringes, gelatin capsules, quinine or any of its salts
- Chapter 34.1. Physical Therapy
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-3473
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3480
- Refusal, revocation or suspension
- § 54.1-3483
- Unprofessional conduct
- § 54.1-3484
- Criminal history background checks
- Article 2. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
- § 54.1-3485
- Form of compact; declaration of purpose
- § 54.1-3486
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3487
- State participation in the Compact
- § 54.1-3488
- Compact privilege
- § 54.1-3489
- Active duty military personnel or their spouses
- § 54.1-3490
- Adverse actions
- § 54.1-3491
- Establishment of the Physical Therapy Compact Commission
- § 54.1-3492
- Data system
- § 54.1-3493
- Rulemaking
- § 54.1-3494
- Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement
- § 54.1-3495
- Date of implementation of the Interstate Commission for Physical Therapy Practice and associated rules, withdrawal, and amendment
- § 54.1-3496
- Construction and severability
- Chapter 35. Professional Counseling
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-3500
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3503
- Board of Counseling
- Article 3. Art Therapists
- § 54.1-3516
- Art therapist and art therapy associate; licensure
- § 54.1-3517
- Advisory Board on Art Therapy; membership; terms
- Chapter 36. Psychology
- § 54.1-3606.2
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
- Chapter 37. Social Work
- Article 1. Social Work
- § 54.1-3700
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3705
- Specific powers and duties of the Board
- Article 2. Music Therapy
- § 54.1-3709.1
- Definitions
- § 54.1-3709.2
- Music therapy; licensure
- § 54.1-3709.3
- Advisory Board on Music Therapy; membership; terms
- Chapter 38. Veterinary Medicine
- § 54.1-3800
- Practice of veterinary medicine
- § 54.1-3807
- Refusal to grant and to renew; revocation and suspension of licenses and registrations
- Subtitle IV. Professions Regulated by the Supreme Court
- Chapter 39. Attorneys
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 54.1-3900
- Practice of law; student internship program; definition
- Article 5. Fees
- § 54.1-3933
- Decreeing fee out of funds under control of court
- Subtitle V. Occupations Regulated by Local Governing Bodies
- Chapter 42. Dealers in Firearms
- § 54.1-4201.2
- Firearm transactions by persons other than dealers; mandatory background checks