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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 775 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1974, chapter 600; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2005, chapters 610<\/a> and 924<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79040,"section_number":"63.2-1803","catch_line":"Staffing of assisted living facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1803\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84582,"identifier":"54.1-3103","token":"54.1\/III\/31\/54.1-3103","url":"\/54.1-3103\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3103\/","token":"54.1\/III\/31\/54.1-3103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administrator required for operation of nursing home; operation after death, illness, etc., of administrator; notification of Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All licensed nursing homes<\/span> within the Commonwealth shall be under the supervision of an administrator licensed by the Board<\/span>. If a licensed nursing home administrator<\/span> dies, becomes ill, resigns or is discharged, the nursing home that was administered by him at the time of his death, illness, resignation or discharge may continue to operate until his successor qualifies, but in no case for longer than is permitted by the licensing authority for the nursing home. The temporary supervisor or administrator shall immediately notify the Board<\/span> of Long-Term Care Administrators and the Commissioner of Health that the nursing home is operating without the supervision of a licensed nursing home administrator<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF NURSING HOME; OPERATION AFTER DEATH,\nILLNESS, ETC., OF ADMINISTRATOR; NOTIFICATION OF BOARD (\u00a7 54.1-3103)\n\nAll licensed nursing homes within the Commonwealth shall be under the\nsupervision of an administrator licensed by the Board. If a licensed nursing\nhome administrator dies, becomes ill, resigns or is discharged, the nursing home\nthat was administered by him at the time of his death, illness, resignation or\ndischarge may continue to operate until his successor qualifies, but in no case\nfor longer than is permitted by the licensing authority for the nursing home.\nThe temporary supervisor or administrator shall immediately notify the Board of\nLong-Term Care Administrators and the Commissioner of Health that the nursing\nhome is operating without the supervision of a licensed nursing home\nadministrator.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 775, \u00a7 54-901; 1974, c. 600; 1988, c. 765; 2005, cc. 610,\n924.","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}}