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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 529<\/a> and 538<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57134,"section_number":"19.2-11.5","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-11.5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57134,"section_number":"19.2-11.5","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-11.5\/"},{"id":60305,"section_number":"2.2-2100","catch_line":"Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2100\/"},{"id":69902,"section_number":"9.1-191","catch_line":"Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Coordination Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-191\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55488,"identifier":"32.1-162.15:12","token":"32.1\/5\/8\/32.1-162.15_12","url":"\/32.1-162.15_12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.15_12\/","token":"32.1\/5\/8\/32.1-162.15_12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.15:12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council (the Council) is hereby established as an advisory board<\/span> within the meaning of § 2.2-2100<\/a> in the executive branch of state government. The Council shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor. Each member shall have expertise as a sexual assault forensic examiner<\/span>, as defined in § 19.2-11.5<\/a>, and shall currently reside and practice in the Commonwealth. Members shall be appointed for terms of four years and shall not be eligible to serve for more than two consecutive terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the Board<\/span> with support from the Coordinator of the Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner<\/span> Coordination Program, established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-191<\/a>, concerning: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Criteria to become a sexual assault forensic examiner<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The process for certification as a sexual assault forensic examiner<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The curriculum and training program of an entity seeking approval to train sexual assault forensic examiners<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Qualifications of prospective sexual assault forensic examiners<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Council shall periodically, but at least annually, submit a report to the General Assembly regarding the status of sexual assault forensics in the Commonwealth, including any recommendations to improve the quality of such services throughout the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA FORENSIC NURSING ADVISORY COUNCIL (\u00a7 32.1-162.15:12)\n\nA. The Virginia Forensic Nursing Advisory Council (the Council) is hereby\nestablished as an advisory board within the meaning of § 2.2-2100 in the\nexecutive branch of state government. The Council shall consist of five members\nto be appointed by the Governor. Each member shall have expertise as a sexual\nassault forensic examiner, as defined in § 19.2-11.5, and shall currently\nreside and practice in the Commonwealth. Members shall be appointed for terms of\nfour years and shall not be eligible to serve for more than two consecutive\nterms.\n\nB. The Council shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the Board\nwith support from the Coordinator of the Virginia Sexual Assault Forensic\nExaminer Coordination Program, established pursuant to \u00a7 9.1-191, concerning:\n\n 1. Criteria to become a sexual assault forensic examiner;\n\n 2. The process for certification as a sexual assault forensic examiner;\n\n 3. The curriculum and training program of an entity seeking approval to train\n sexual assault forensic examiners; and\n\n 4. Qualifications of prospective sexual assault forensic examiners.\n\nC. The Council shall periodically, but at least annually, submit a report to the\nGeneral Assembly regarding the status of sexual assault forensics in the\nCommonwealth, including any recommendations to improve the quality of such\nservices throughout the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 529, 538.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}