                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITION ON USE OF TITLE WITHOUT HOLDING CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING COMPETENCY
REQUIREMENTS; FEES; PENALTY (§ 54.1-2729.3)

A. No person shall hold himself out to be or advertise or permit to be
advertised that he is a dialysis patient care technician or dialysis care
technician as defined in this chapter unless such person has obtained
certification from an organization approved by the Department of Health
Professions as examining candidates for appropriate competency or technical
proficiency to perform as dialysis patient care technicians or dialysis care
technicians.

B. The title restrictions provided by this section shall apply to the use of the
terms &#8220;dialysis patient care technician&#8221; and &#8220;dialysis care
technician&#8221; or any other term or combination of terms used alone or in
combination with the terms &#8220;licensed,&#8221; &#8220;certified,&#8221; or
&#8220;registered,&#8221; as such terms also imply a minimum level of education,
training, and competence. A person who is authorized for provisional practice to
provide direct patient care while obtaining practical experience shall be
identified as a &#8220;trainee&#8221; while working in a renal dialysis
facility.

C. The Department of Health Professions may require such continuing competency
training as it may deem necessary for dialysis patient care technicians or
dialysis care technicians.

D. Any person who willfully violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of
a Class 3 misdemeanor.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 995; 2006, c. 75; 2025, c. 341.