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The Board shall mail or send electronically a notice for renewal to every licensee, but the failure to receive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the requirements for renewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the requested information and return the form to the Board with the renewal fee.B\n\nAny licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated by the Board upon submission of satisfactory evidence that he is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner and upon payment of the fee.C\n\nAny person practicing nursing during the time his license has lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter.D\n\nWhen the Board of Health has issued an emergency order pursuant to § 32.1-13, the Board may waive (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for renewal of a license or (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence satisfactory to the Board that a licensee whose license was allowed to lapse by failing to renew his license is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner for any person who held a valid, unrestricted, active license to practice nursing within the four-year period immediately prior to the application for renewal of such license.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261214,"text":"Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially by such time as the Board may prescribe by regulation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1956, chapter 48; in 1970, chapter 116; in 1974, chapter 194; in 1979, chapter 5; in 1982, chapter 598; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2018, chapter 101<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 720<\/a> and 753<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64338,"section_number":"32.1-13","catch_line":"Emergency orders and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-13\/"}],"permalink":{"id":242743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72548,"identifier":"54.1-3011","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3011","url":"\/54.1-3011\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3011\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3011","dublin_core":{"Title":"Renewal of licenses; lapsed licenses; reinstatement; penalties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3011","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed biennially by such time as the Board<\/span> may prescribe by regulation. The Board<\/span> shall mail or send electronically a notice for renewal to every licensee, but the failure to receive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the requirements for renewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the requested information and return the form to the Board<\/span> with the renewal fee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated by the Board<\/span> upon submission of satisfactory evidence<\/span> that he is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner and upon payment of the fee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person practicing nursing during the time his license has lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> When the Board<\/span> of Health has issued an emergency order<\/span> pursuant to § 32.1-13<\/a>, the Board<\/span> may waive<\/span> (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for renewal of a license or (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence<\/span> satisfactory to the Board<\/span> that a licensee whose license was allowed to lapse by failing to renew his license is prepared to resume practice in a competent manner for any person who held a valid, unrestricted, active license to practice nursing within the four-year period immediately prior to the application for renewal of such license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENEWAL OF LICENSES; LAPSED LICENSES; REINSTATEMENT; PENALTIES (\u00a7 54.1-3011)\n\nA. Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be renewed\nbiennially by such time as the Board may prescribe by regulation. The Board\nshall mail or send electronically a notice for renewal to every licensee, but\nthe failure to receive such notice shall not excuse any licensee from the\nrequirements for renewal. The person receiving such notice shall furnish the\nrequested information and return the form to the Board with the renewal fee.\n\nB. Any licensee who allows his license to lapse by failing to renew the license\nmay be reinstated by the Board upon submission of satisfactory evidence that he\nis prepared to resume practice in a competent manner and upon payment of the\nfee.\n\nC. Any person practicing nursing during the time his license has lapsed shall be\nconsidered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties\nprovided for violations of this chapter.\n\nD. When the Board of Health has issued an emergency order pursuant to §\n32.1-13, the Board may waive (i) the requirement for submission of a fee for\nrenewal of a license or (ii) the requirement for submission of evidence\nsatisfactory to the Board that a licensee whose license was allowed to lapse by\nfailing to renew his license is prepared to resume practice in a competent\nmanner for any person who held a valid, unrestricted, active license to practice\nnursing within the four-year period immediately prior to the application for\nrenewal of such license.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-352; 1956, c. 48; 1970, c. 116, \u00a7 54-367.25; 1974, c.\n194; 1979, c. 5; 1982, c. 598; 1988, c. 765; 2018, c. 101; 2022, cc. 720, 753.","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}}