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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 379 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. 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Such\nregulations shall exclude from the definition of &#8220;remuneration&#8221; any\npayments, business arrangements, or payment practices not prohibited by Title\n42, Section 1320a-7b (b) of the United States Code, as amended, or any\nregulations promulgated pursuant thereto.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 379.","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}}