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Such action may be in addition to any penalty imposed by law for the violation. For the purposes of this section, reasonable notice means written notice mailed at least thirty days prior to the scheduled hearing.\n\t\tAny practitioner whose license is suspended or revoked by the Board shall not engage in the practice of any of the healing arts in the Commonwealth pending his appeal.\n\t\tWhenever any license suspension or revocation becomes final, the practitioner shall forthwith give notice of that action, by certified mail, to all patients to whom he is currently providing services. Such practitioner shall cooperate with other practitioners to ensure continuation of treatment in conformity with the wishes of the patient. Such practitioner shall also notify any hospitals or other facilities where he is currently granted privileges, and any health insurance companies, health insurance administrators or health maintenance organizations currently reimbursing him for any of the healing arts.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267658,"text":"Except as provided in \u00a7 54.1-2408.1, the Board shall take no action to revoke or suspend the license of any of its licensees except after reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). Such action may be in addition to any penalty imposed by law for the violation. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 529 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 1973 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1984, chapter 81; in 1985, chapter 403; in 1986, chapter 434; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?961+ful+CHAP0530\">530<\/a>; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0556\">556<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":74983,"section_number":"54.1-2408.1","catch_line":"Summary action against licenses, certificates, registrations, or multistate licensure privilege; allegations to be in writing","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2408.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":242077,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74481,"identifier":"54.1-2920","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2920","url":"\/54.1-2920\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2920\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2920","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice and opportunity to be heard required before suspension or revocation of license; allegations to be in writing; practice pending appeal; notice to patients","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2920","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Summary action against licenses, certificates, registrations, or multistate licensure privilege; allegations to be in writing\" href=\"\/54.1-2408.1\/\">54.1-2408.1<\/a>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall take no action to revoke or suspend the license of any of its licensees except after reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). 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Such practitioner shall also notify any hospitals or other facilities where he is currently granted <span class=\"dictionary\">privileges<\/span>, and any health insurance companies, health insurance administrators or health maintenance organizations currently reimbursing him for any of the <span class=\"dictionary\">healing arts<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD REQUIRED BEFORE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF\nLICENSE; ALLEGATIONS TO BE IN WRITING; PRACTICE PENDING APPEAL; NOTICE TO\nPATIENTS (\u00a7 54.1-2920)\n\nExcept as provided in \u00a7 54.1-2408.1, the Board shall take no action to revoke\nor suspend the license of any of its licensees except after reasonable notice\nand an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Administrative Process Act\n(\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.). Such action may be in addition to any penalty imposed by\nlaw for the violation. For the purposes of this section, reasonable notice means\nwritten notice mailed at least thirty days prior to the scheduled hearing.\n\t\tAny practitioner whose license is suspended or revoked by the Board shall not\nengage in the practice of any of the healing arts in the Commonwealth pending\nhis appeal.\n\t\tWhenever any license suspension or revocation becomes final, the practitioner\nshall forthwith give notice of that action, by certified mail, to all patients\nto whom he is currently providing services. Such practitioner shall cooperate\nwith other practitioners to ensure continuation of treatment in conformity with\nthe wishes of the patient. Such practitioner shall also notify any hospitals or\nother facilities where he is currently granted privileges, and any health\ninsurance companies, health insurance administrators or health maintenance\norganizations currently reimbursing him for any of the healing arts.\n\nHISTORY: 1973, c. 529, \u00a7 54-318.3; 1984, c. 81; 1985, c. 403; 1986, c. 434;\n1988, c. 765; 1996, c. 530; 1997, c. 556.","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}}