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by the Director of the Department of Health Professions shall be held exclusively to cover the expenses of the health regulatory boards, the Health Practitioners’ Monitoring Program, and the Department of Health Professions and shall not be transferred to any agency other than the Department of Health Professions, except as provided in §§ 54.1-3011.1 and 54.1-3011.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259663,"text":"Following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation maintained under § 54.1-308 shows that unspent and unencumbered revenue exceeds $100,000 or 20 percent of the total expenses allocated to the regulatory board for the past biennium, whichever is greater, the regulatory board shall (i) distribute all such excess revenue to current regulants and (ii) reduce the fees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 558 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. Unfortunately, the 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1988, chapter 765; in 1993, chapter 499; in 2006, chapter 631<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 472<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 423<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 517<\/a> and 697<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 341<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68363,"section_number":"54.1-1802.1","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1802.1\/"},{"id":57201,"section_number":"54.1-2516","catch_line":"Program established; practitioner participation; disciplinary action stayed under certain conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2516\/"},{"id":76371,"section_number":"54.1-527","catch_line":"Authority; procedure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-527\/"},{"id":86089,"section_number":"54.1-533","catch_line":"Registration and renewal fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-533\/"},{"id":82999,"section_number":"54.1-831","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-831\/"},{"id":78565,"section_number":"54.1-907","catch_line":"Fee for original license and license renewal","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-907\/"},{"id":61758,"section_number":"55.1-1975","catch_line":"Application for registration; fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1975\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62957,"section_number":"54.1-2505","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Director of Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2505\/"},{"id":60942,"section_number":"54.1-3011.1","catch_line":"Additional fee required for licensure of certain practitioners","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3011.1\/"},{"id":58847,"section_number":"54.1-3011.2","catch_line":"Nursing Scholarship and Loan Repayment Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3011.2\/"},{"id":77300,"section_number":"54.1-308","catch_line":"Departmental expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-308\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239387,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72059,"identifier":"54.1-113","token":"54.1\/I\/1\/54.1-113","url":"\/54.1-113\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-113\/","token":"54.1\/I\/1\/54.1-113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulatory boards to adjust fees; certain transfer of moneys collected on behalf of health regulatory boards prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation maintained under § 54.1-308<\/a> shows that unspent and unencumbered revenue exceeds $100,000 or 20 percent of the total expenses allocated to the regulatory board for the past biennium, whichever is greater, the regulatory board shall (i) distribute all such excess revenue to current regulants and (ii) reduce the fees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions maintained under § 54.1-2505<\/a> shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be more than 10 percent greater or less than moneys collected on behalf of the regulatory board, it shall revise the fees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nongeneral funds generated by fees collected on behalf of the health regulatory boards and accounted for and deposited into a special fund by the Director of the Department of Health Professions shall be held exclusively to cover the expenses of the health regulatory boards, the Health Practitioners’ Monitoring Program, and the Department of Health Professions and shall not be transferred to any agency other than the Department of Health Professions, except as provided in §§ 54.1-3011.1<\/a> and 54.1-3011.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATORY BOARDS TO ADJUST FEES; CERTAIN TRANSFER OF MONEYS COLLECTED ON BEHALF\nOF HEALTH REGULATORY BOARDS PROHIBITED (\u00a7 54.1-113)\n\nA. Following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory\nboard within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation\nmaintained under § 54.1-308 shows that unspent and unencumbered revenue\nexceeds $100,000 or 20 percent of the total expenses allocated to the regulatory\nboard for the past biennium, whichever is greater, the regulatory board shall\n(i) distribute all such excess revenue to current regulants and (ii) reduce the\nfees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and\nrenewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover\nexpenses.\n\nB. Following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory\nboard within the Department of Health Professions maintained under §\n54.1-2505 shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be more than\n10 percent greater or less than moneys collected on behalf of the regulatory\nboard, it shall revise the fees levied by it for certification, licensure,\nregistration, or permit and renewal thereof so that the fees are sufficient but\nnot excessive to cover expenses.\n\nC. Nongeneral funds generated by fees collected on behalf of the health\nregulatory boards and accounted for and deposited into a special fund by the\nDirector of the Department of Health Professions shall be held exclusively to\ncover the expenses of the health regulatory boards, the Health\nPractitioners’ Monitoring Program, and the Department of Health\nProfessions and shall not be transferred to any agency other than the Department\nof Health Professions, except as provided in §§ 54.1-3011.1 and\n54.1-3011.2.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 558, \u00a7 54-1.28:1; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 499; 2006, c. 631;\n2009, c. 472; 2017, c. 423; 2019, cc. 517, 697; 2025, c. 341.","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}}