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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73103</law_id><section_number>37.2-404</section_number><catch_line>Authority of Commissioner to grant licenses</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>19.2-298</reference><reference>37.2-403</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="37.2">Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Protection of Consumers</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Licensing Providers of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>, subject to regulations adopted by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, may license any suitable <span class="dictionary">provider</span> to establish, maintain and operate, or have charge of any service.</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 582, &#xA7; 37.1-179.1; 2001, cc. 486, 506; 2002, c. 56; 2005, c. 716.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
