                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SELLING VITAMINS OR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH A PRACTICE OF THE
HEALING ARTS; CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDING VITAMINS, MINERALS, OR FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
(§ 54.1-2963)

A. The Board shall have authority to promulgate regulations regulating the sale
of vitamins or food supplements by any practitioner of the healing arts from the
office in which he practices.

B. A chiropractor may recommend or direct patients on the use of vitamins,
minerals, or food supplements, provided that the rationale for such
recommendation is (i) documented in a patient&#8217;s record and (ii) based on a
reasonable expectation that the use of such vitamins, minerals, or food
supplements will result in a favorable patient outcome, including preventive
practices, and that a greater benefit will be achieved than that which can be
expected without such use. Such chiropractor shall not sell, dispense, or
recommend vitamins, minerals, or food supplements for use if such use will
negatively impact any of the patient&#8217;s existing medical conditions.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 325, § 54-278.2; 1988, c. 765; 2025, cc. 184, 197.