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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 579 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 1977 \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 1980, chapter 678; in 1983, chapter 115; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1986, chapter 564; in 1987, chapter 686; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2025, chapter 341<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65440,"section_number":"54.1-2400","catch_line":"General powers and duties of health regulatory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2400\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55191,"section_number":"54.1-2503","catch_line":"Boards within Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2503\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75147,"identifier":"54.1-2500","token":"54.1\/III\/25\/54.1-2500","url":"\/54.1-2500\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2500\/","token":"54.1\/III\/25\/54.1-2500","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2500","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Department<\/span>” means the Department<\/span> of Health Professions.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Health Professions.\n\t\t“Health regulatory board<\/span>” or “regulatory board” means any board included within the Department<\/span> of Health Professions as provided in \u00a7 54.1-2503<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2500)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Department” means the Department of Health Professions.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Health\nProfessions.\n\t\t“Health regulatory board” or “regulatory board” means\nany board included within the Department of Health Professions as provided in \u00a7\n54.1-2503.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 579, \u00a7 54-950; 1980, c. 678; 1983, c. 115; 1985, c. 448;\n1986, c. 564; 1987, c. 686; 1988, c. 765; 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}}