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It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 116; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1989, chapter 7; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0083\">83<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242767,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63445,"identifier":"54.1-3013","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3013","url":"\/54.1-3013\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3013\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/1\/54.1-3013","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of nursing education program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3013","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare professional or <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nurses<\/span> shall apply to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> and submit <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> It is prepared to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> for either a professional nursing curriculum or a <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nursing<\/span> curriculum; and <a id=\"paragraph-231187\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3013\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> It is prepared to meet such other standards as may be established by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> or by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>.\n\t\t\tA survey of the institution and its entire nursing education program shall be made by the administrative officer or other authorized employee of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, who shall submit a written report of the survey to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. If, in the <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, the requirements necessary for approval are met, it shall be approved as a nursing education program for professional or <span class=\"dictionary\">practical nurses<\/span>.\n\t\t\tNew nursing education programs shall not be established or conducted unless approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-231188\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3013\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM (\u00a7 54.1-3013)\n\nAn institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program to prepare\nprofessional or practical nurses shall apply to the Board and submit evidence\nthat:\n\n1. It is prepared to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the Board for\neither a professional nursing curriculum or a practical nursing curriculum; and\n\n2. It is prepared to meet such other standards as may be established by law or\nby the Board.\n\t\t\tA survey of the institution and its entire nursing education program shall be\nmade by the administrative officer or other authorized employee of the Board,\nwho shall submit a written report of the survey to the Board. If, in the opinion\nof the Board, the requirements necessary for approval are met, it shall be\napproved as a nursing education program for professional or practical nurses.\n\t\t\tNew nursing education programs shall not be established or conducted unless\napproved by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 54-355, 54-357; 1970, c. 116, \u00a7\u00a7 54-367.27,\n54-367.29; 1988, c. 765; 1989, c. 7; 2016, c. 83.","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}}