Does the Board license any profession or occupation?
No, it does not license, certify, or register individuals the way that health regulatory boards do. However, 54.1-2710 of the Code of Virginia provides that the Board determine the required education, training and experience that someone must have to hold himself out to the public as a Dietitian or Nutritionist. Dialysis Care Technicians (or Dialysis Patient Care Technicians) also have title protection; 54.1-2729.3 of the Code of Virginia provides that no one may hold himself out to the public as a Dialysis Care Technician or Dialysis Patient Care Technician without first obtaining certification from an organization approved by the Board. Further the Virginia Drug Control Act requires certification or trainee status for technicians to administer certain medications used in dialysis (ref. 54.1-3401 & 3408). For the laws and regulations pertaining to Dietitians and Nutritionists or Dialysis (Patient) Care Technicians (including Drug Laws for Practitioners), go to the Board’s Laws and Reg
