Does the Board have disciplinary authority?
The Board has the authority for determining compliance with and violations of and granting exceptions to the prohibitions of the Practitioner Self-Referral Act (see 54.1-2410 et seq, of the Code of Virginia). Any violation of the Act by a practitioner regulated by a health regulatory board constitutes grounds for disciplinary action by the respective health regulatory board. For entities other than practitioners, the Board of Health Professions shall take appropriate legal actions as set forth in 54.1-2412 of the Code of Virginia.
