Published on May 27, 2021
On March 18, 2021, Governor Northam signed into law HB 1747 affecting the licensure and practice of CNSs.
Published on Apr 13, 2021
Updated 8/16/2021
Temporary Nurse Aides practicing in long term care facilities under the federal Public Health Emergency 1135 Waiver may be deemed eligible by the Virginia Board of Nursing to take the NNAAP examination.
Published on Sep 10, 2020
The Department of Health Professions (DHP) has been made aware that some licensees have received fraudulent communications from individuals claiming to be from one of our licensing boards or another agency
Published on Jul 1, 2020
Committee of Joint Boards of Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine Updates on Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Rx Authority, COVID-19 Waivers and Paperless licensing.
Published on Jul 1, 2020
Effective July 1, 2020, new provisions added to state law that allow Nurse Practitioners licensed in the category of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to prescribe during the periprocedural care of a patient.
Published on Apr 13, 2020
Initially passed in 2018, opioid prescriptions must be transmitted to the pharmacy electronically. There are exceptions in the law and a waiver can be requested.
Published on Mar 20, 2020
Updated July 1, 2021
During this public health threat, DHP is establishing temporary waivers to various regulations during the declared state of emergency.
Published on Mar 18, 2020
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the US Department of Health and Human Services is relaxing its enforcement of HIPAA regulations governing telehealth during the COVID-19 National Emergency.
Published on Mar 17, 2020
Closure of U.S.- and Canada-based Pearson VUE-owned test centers beginning March 17th, 2020.
Published on Mar 13, 2020
Information on the management of the COVID-19 restrictions experienced by Virginia's nursing and nurse aide education programs.
Published on Jan 29, 2020
Regulatory changes resulted in the elimination of the requirement for nurse practitioners to obtain/maintain a separate prescriptive (Rx) authority license.
Published on Oct 11, 2019
The Virginia Board of Nursing is implementing a process to cease mailing hard-copy licenses, registrations and certificates that contain an expiration date.
Published on Oct 2, 2019
The Board has become aware that some of our licensees have received threatening scam calls and bogus written communications.
Published on Jan 8, 2019
New autonomous practice law enacted by Governor Northam and the associated emergency regulations promulgated by the Committee of the Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine are in effect as of January 7, 2019.
Published on Mar 1, 2019
In 2018 Virginia passed legislation to expand eligibility under Medicaid for up to 400,000 adult Virginians who have not been eligible for Medicaid in the past.
Published on Jan 7, 2019
Changes to the Fees for Nurse Aide Test Effective February 1, 2019
Published on Feb 7, 2018
Virginia implemented the new Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) on January 19, 2018.
Published on Jan 17, 2018
Nursys e-Notify is a free service that can provide you with electronic licensure renewal notifications and license status changes.
Published on Dec 29, 2017
Nurse Practitioners must now obtain 2 hours of Type 1 (CAT I) continuing education (CE) in the 24 months prior to your next biennial renewal.
Published on Jul 12, 2017
Licensure renewal and registration fees are temporarily reduced for certain nursing professions and specific expiration dates. See if your renewal is affected.
Published on Apr 16, 2019
DHP Encourages Health Practitioners to Advise Patients to Participate April 27, 2019 in DEA Drug Take Back Day. An Open Letter from DHP Director, David Brown, D.C..
Virginia Board of Nursing
Jay P. Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE, Executive Director
Marie Gerardo, MS, RN, ANP-BC, President