§ 54.1-2400 General powers and duties of health regulatory boards
§ 54.1-2400.01 Certain definition
§ 54.1-2400.01:2 Ophthalmic prescription defined; who may provide ophthalmic prescriptions
§ 54.1-2400.02 Information concerning health professionals; posting of addresses on the Internet; providing personal information under certain circumstances prohibited; collection of address information from
§ 54.1-2400.03 Health regulatory boards to report information concerning health professionals to the Department of Health; Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory
§ 54.1-2400.1 Mental health service providers; duty to protect third parties; immunity
§ 54.1-2400.01:1 Surgery defined; who may perform surgery
§ 54.1-2400.2 Confidentiality of information obtained during an investigation or disciplinary proceeding; penalty
§ 54.1-2400.3 Disciplinary actions to be reported
§ 54.1-2400.4 Mental health service providers duty to inform; immunity; civil 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
§ 54.1-2400.7 Practitioners treating other practitioners for certain disorders to make reports; immunity from liability
§ 54.1-2400.8 Immunity for reporting
§ 54.1-2400.9 Reporting disabilities of drivers
§ 54.1-2401 Monetary penalty
§ 54.1-2402 Citizen members on health regulatory boards
§ 54.1-2402.1 Appointments, removals, and limitation of terms of members of regulatory boards
§ 54.1-2403 Certain advertising prohibited
§ 54.1-2403.01 Routine component of prenatal care
§ 54.1-2403.02 Prenatal education; cord blood banking
§ 54.1-2403.1 Protocol for certain medical history screening required
§ 54.1-2403.2 Record storage
§ 54.1-2403.3 Medical records; ownership; provision of copies
§ 54.1-2404 Itemized statements required upon request
§ 54.1-2404.1 Patient records
§ 54.1-2404.2 Health care providers; disclosure of records; actions for which an authorization is not required
§ 54.1-2405 Transfer of patient records in conjunction with closure, sale, or relocation of practice; notice required
§ 54.1-2406 Treatment records of practitioners
§ 54.1-2407 Requirements for human research
§ 54.1-2408 Disqualification for license, certificate or registration
§ 54.1-2408.1 Summary action against licenses, certificates, registrations, or multistate licensure privilege; allegations to be in writing
§ 54.1-2408.2 Minimum period for reinstatement after revocation
§ 54.1-2408.3 Practice pending appeal
§ 54.1-2408.4 Temporary authorization to practice
§ 54.1-2409 Mandatory suspension or revocation; reinstatement; hearing for reinstatement
§ 54.1-2409.1 Criminal penalties for practicing certain professions and occupations without appropriate licensure, certificate, etc.
§ 54.1-2409.1:1 Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks
§ 54.1-2409.2 Board to set criteria for determining need for professional regulation
§ 54.1-2409.3 Participation of advisory boards in disciplinary proceedings
§ 54.1-2409.4 Authority to receive laboratory results directly
§ 54.1-2409.5 Conversion therapy prohibited

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 54.1 > Subtitle III > Chapter 24 - General Provisions

  • Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Chapter 42. See Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • laser surgery: means treatment through revision, destruction, incision or other structural alteration of human tissue using laser technology. See Virginia Code 54.1-2400.01
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255