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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 116; in 1982, chapter 598; in 1988, chapter 765.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1469825,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368574,"identifier":"54.1-3021","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/3\/54.1-3021","url":"\/54.1-3021\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3021\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/3\/54.1-3021","dublin_core":{"Title":"Practical nurse&#8217;s license by endorsement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3021","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a license by endorsement to any applicant to practice as a <span class=\"dictionary\">licensed practical nurse<\/span> if the applicant has been licensed as a practical nurse or a person entitled to perform similar services under <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of another state, the District of Columbia or a United States <span class=\"dictionary\">possession<\/span> or territory and, in the <span class=\"dictionary\">opinion<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, the applicant meets the requirements for <span class=\"dictionary\">licensed practical nurses<\/span> in this Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRACTICAL NURSE&#8217;S LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT (\u00a7 54.1-3021)\n\nThe Board may issue a license by endorsement to any applicant to practice as a\nlicensed practical nurse if the applicant has been licensed as a practical nurse\nor a person entitled to perform similar services under laws of another state,\nthe District of Columbia or a United States possession or territory and, in the\nopinion of the Board, the applicant meets the requirements for licensed\npractical nurses in this Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 54-351; 1970, c. 116; 1982, c. 598, \u00a7 54-367.20; 1988,\nc. 765.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}