<?xml version="1.0"?>
<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368209</law_id><section_number>54.1-2414</section_number><catch_line>Applicability of chapter; grace period for compliance</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="24.1">Practitioner Self-Referral Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This chapter shall apply, in the case of any <span class="dictionary">investment interest</span> acquired after February 1, 1993, to <span class="dictionary">referrals</span> for <span class="dictionary">health services</span> made by a <span class="dictionary">practitioner</span> on or after July 1, 1993. However, in the case of any <span class="dictionary">investment interest</span> acquired prior to February 1, 1993, compliance with the provisions of this chapter is required by July 1, 1996.</p></section></text><history>1993, c. 869.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
