{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/54.1-3041.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/54.1-3041.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/54.1-3041.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/54.1-3041.html"}],"law_id":59351,"edition_id":1,"section_id":59351,"structure_id":15558,"section_number":"54.1-3041","catch_line":"Registration required","history":"2005, cc. 610, 924; 2024, c. 284; 2025, c. 277.","full_text":"A\n\nA medication aide who administers drugs that would otherwise be self-administered to residents in an assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Social Services shall be registered by the Board as a registered medication aide.B\n\nA medication aide who administers drugs as determined permissible by the Board for administration to long-term care residents who do not have a clinical condition that requires evaluation by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse for the administration of medications in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall be registered by the Board as an advanced registered medication aide.C\n\nAn advanced registered medication aide who is registered to administer drugs to residents in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall also be authorized to administer drugs to residents in an assisted living facility.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217533,"text":"A medication aide who administers drugs that would otherwise be self-administered to residents in an assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Social Services shall be registered by the Board as a registered medication aide.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":217534,"text":"A medication aide who administers drugs as determined permissible by the Board for administration to long-term care residents who do not have a clinical condition that requires evaluation by a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse for the administration of medications in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall be registered by the Board as an advanced registered medication aide.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":217535,"text":"An advanced registered medication aide who is registered to administer drugs to residents in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall also be authorized to administer drugs to residents in an assisted living facility.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15558,"edition_id":1,"name":"Medication Aides","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13068,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:56:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:56:19","permalink":{"id":242931,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15558,"identifier":"7","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7","url":"\/54.1\/III\/30\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13068,"edition_id":1,"name":"Nursing","identifier":"30","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12758,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:13","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:13","permalink":{"id":242687,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13068,"identifier":"30","token":"54.1\/III\/30","url":"\/54.1\/III\/30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12758,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12754,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":241105,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12758,"identifier":"III","token":"54.1\/III","url":"\/54.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12754,"edition_id":1,"name":"Professions and Occupations","identifier":"54.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":239313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12754,"identifier":"54.1","token":"54.1","url":"\/54.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":59351,"structure_id":15558,"section_number":"54.1-3041","catch_line":"Registration required","url":"\/54.1-3041\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7\/54.1-3041","metadata":false},{"id":77543,"structure_id":15558,"section_number":"54.1-3042","catch_line":"Application for registration by competency evaluation","url":"\/54.1-3042\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7\/54.1-3042","metadata":false},{"id":80224,"structure_id":15558,"section_number":"54.1-3043","catch_line":"Continuing training required","url":"\/54.1-3043\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7\/54.1-3043","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":77543,"structure_id":15558,"section_number":"54.1-3042","catch_line":"Application for registration by competency evaluation","url":"\/54.1-3042\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7\/54.1-3042","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/54.1-3041\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 610<\/a> and 924<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 2024, chapter 284<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 277<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77665,"section_number":"54.1-3408","catch_line":"Professional use by practitioners","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3408\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59351,"identifier":"54.1-3041","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7\/54.1-3041","url":"\/54.1-3041\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3041\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/7\/54.1-3041","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3041","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A medication aide who administers drugs that would otherwise be self-administered to residents in an assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Social Services shall be registered by the Board<\/span> as a registered medication aide. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A medication aide who administers drugs as determined permissible by the Board<\/span> for administration to long-term care residents who do not have a clinical condition that requires evaluation by a registered nurse<\/span> or licensed practical nurse<\/span> for the administration of medications in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall be registered by the Board<\/span> as an advanced registered medication aide. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> An advanced registered medication aide who is registered to administer drugs to residents in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall also be authorized to administer drugs to residents in an assisted living facility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION REQUIRED (\u00a7 54.1-3041)\n\nA. A medication aide who administers drugs that would otherwise be\nself-administered to residents in an assisted living facility licensed by the\nDepartment of Social Services shall be registered by the Board as a registered\nmedication aide.\n\nB. A medication aide who administers drugs as determined permissible by the\nBoard for administration to long-term care residents who do not have a clinical\ncondition that requires evaluation by a registered nurse or licensed practical\nnurse for the administration of medications in a nursing home licensed by the\nDepartment of Health shall be registered by the Board as an advanced registered\nmedication aide.\n\nC. An advanced registered medication aide who is registered to administer drugs\nto residents in a nursing home licensed by the Department of Health shall also\nbe authorized to administer drugs to residents in an assisted living facility.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 610, 924; 2024, c. 284; 2025, c. 277.","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}}