                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MAJORITY OF BOARD OR PANEL REQUIRED TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE LICENSE, CERTIFICATE,
REGISTRATION, PERMIT, OR MULTISTATE LICENSURE PRIVILEGE; IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
(§ 54.1-105)

An affirmative vote of a majority of those serving on a board who are qualified
to vote or those serving on a panel of a health regulatory board convened
pursuant to § 54.1-2400 shall be required for any action to suspend or revoke a
license, certification, registration, permit, or multistate licensure privilege
to practice nursing or to impose a sanction on a licensee. However, an
affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of the regulatory board shall be
sufficient for summary suspension pursuant to specific statutory authority.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 659; 2004, c. 49; 2017, c. 423.