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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70211</law_id><section_number>54.1-3224</section_number><catch_line>Denial, etc., of TPA certification; disciplinary actions; summary suspension under certain circumstances</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="32">Optometry</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Certification for Administration of Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPAs)</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Optometry may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend any TPA-certificate issued to a <span class="dictionary">TPA-certified optometrist</span>, or applied for by a licensed optometrist in accordance with the provisions of this article, or may discipline or reprimand any certificate holder for violations of this chapter or the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x2019;s regulations. <a id="paragraph-253521" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3224/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may take action summarily to suspend a <span class="dictionary">TPA-certified optometrist</span>&#x2019;s certification under this section by means of a telephone conference call if, in the <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of a majority of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, (i) a good faith effort to convene a regular meeting of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> has failed and (ii) there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety which warrants this action. <a id="paragraph-253522" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/54.1-3224/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, cc. 152, 158.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
