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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1988, chapter 765; in 2005, chapters 610<\/a> and 924<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65410,"section_number":"54.1-3103.1","catch_line":"Administrator required for operation of assisted living facility; operation after death, illness, etc., of administrator; notification of Board; administrators operating more than one facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3103.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":242955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81450,"identifier":"54.1-3102","token":"54.1\/III\/31\/54.1-3102","url":"\/54.1-3102\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3102\/","token":"54.1\/III\/31\/54.1-3102","dublin_core":{"Title":"License required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to engage in the general administration of a nursing home, it shall be necessary to hold a nursing home administrator<\/span>’s license issued by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In order<\/span> to engage in the general administration of an assisted living facility<\/span>, it shall be necessary to hold an assisted living facility<\/span> administrator<\/span>’s license or a nursing home administrator<\/span>’s license issued by the Board<\/span>. However, an administrator of an assisted living facility<\/span> licensed only to provide residential living care, as defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>, shall not be required to be licensed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE REQUIRED (\u00a7 54.1-3102)\n\nA. In order to engage in the general administration of a nursing home, it shall\nbe necessary to hold a nursing home administrator’s license issued by the\nBoard.\n\nB. In order to engage in the general administration of an assisted living\nfacility, it shall be necessary to hold an assisted living facility\nadministrator’s license or a nursing home administrator’s license\nissued by the Board. However, an administrator of an assisted living facility\nlicensed only to provide residential living care, as defined in § 63.2-100,\nshall not be required to be licensed.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 408, \u00a7 54-901.1; 1988, c. 765; 2005, cc. 610, 924.","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}}