A. Each professional nurse appointed to the Board shall:
1. Be a citizen of the United States of America;
2. Be a resident of this Commonwealth;
3. Have been graduated from an educational program approved by a state board of nursing;
4. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a registered nurse;
5. Have had at least five years' experience in nursing, nursing administration or teaching in a nursing education program; and
6. Have been actively engaged in professional nursing in this Commonwealth for at least three years preceding appointment or reappointment.
B. Each licensed practical nurse appointed to the Board shall:
1. Be a citizen of the United States of America;
2. Be a resident of this Commonwealth;
3. Have been graduated from a high school or the equivalent;
4. Have been graduated from a practical nursing program approved by a state board of nursing;
5. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a practical nurse;
6. Have had at least five years' experience in nursing; and
7. Have been actively engaged in practical nursing in this Commonwealth for at least three years preceding appointment or reappointment.
Code 1950, § 54-333; 1970, c. 116; 1985, c. 305, § 54-367.9; 1988, c. 765.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
§ 54.1-3002. Board of Nursing; membership; terms; meetings; quorum; administrative officer
§ 54.1-3003. Qualifications of members
§ 54.1-3005. Specific powers and duties of Board
§ 54.1-3005.1. Criminal history background checks
§ 54.1-3006. Advisory committees
§ 54.1-3006.1. Public school nursing education programs
§ 54.1-3006.2. Nurse aide education program
§ 54.1-3007. Refusal, revocation or suspension, censure or probation
§ 54.1-3008. Particular violations; prosecution
§ 54.1-3011. Renewal of licenses; lapsed licenses; reinstatement; penalties
§ 54.1-3011.01. Restricted volunteer license for registered or practical nurses
§ 54.1-3011.1. Additional fee required for licensure of certain practitioners
§ 54.1-3011.2. Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Fund
§ 54.1-3012. Additional power of the Board
§ 54.1-3012.1. Nursing workforce information
§ 54.1-3013. Approval of nursing education program
§ 54.1-3013.1. Nursing education programs to include child abuse recognition and intervention
§ 54.1-3015. Continuance of license of certified tuberculosis nurse
§ 54.1-3016. Use of title "registered nurse" or "R.N."
§ 54.1-3016.1. Correctional health assistants
§ 54.1-3017.1. Registered nurse provisional license
§ 54.1-3018. Registered nurse's license by endorsement
§ 54.1-3018.2. (Effective July 1, 2023) Pediatric sexual assault survivor services; requirements
§ 54.1-3019. Use of title "licensed practical nurse" or "L.P.N."
§ 54.1-3020. Qualifications of applicant for practical nurse's license
§ 54.1-3021. Practical nurse's license by endorsement
§ 54.1-3022. Use of the title "Certified Nurse Aide" or "C.N.A."
§ 54.1-3023. Application for certification by competency evaluation
§ 54.1-3024. Application for certification by endorsement
§ 54.1-3025. Certification by competency evaluation
§ 54.1-3025.1. Advanced certification; renewal
§ 54.1-3026. Renewal of certification
§ 54.1-3028. Registration of nurse aides prior to October 1, 1989
§ 54.1-3028.1. Nurse aide education programs
§ 54.1-3029. Qualifications for a licensed massage therapist
§ 54.1-3029.1. Advisory Board on Massage Therapy
§ 54.1-3040.1. Findings and declaration of purpose
§ 54.1-3040.3. General provisions and jurisdiction
§ 54.1-3040.4. Applications for licensure in a party state
§ 54.1-3040.5. Additional authorities invested in party state licensing boards
§ 54.1-3040.6. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information
§ 54.1-3040.7. Establishment of the Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators
§ 54.1-3040.9. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement
§ 54.1-3040.10. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment
§ 54.1-3040.11. Construction and severability
§ 54.1-3041. Registration required
§ 54.1-3042. Application for registration by competency evaluation