Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org36858154.1-3027Exclusions2026Professions and OccupationsProfessions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health ProfessionsNursingCertification of Nurse Aides

This article shall not be construed to affect or apply to:

1. The gratuitous care of friends or family members;

2. A person for hire who does not represent himself as or hold himself out to the public as a certified nurse aide. However, a person for hire who is not a certified nurse aide in accordance with this article shall not hold himself out as a certified nurse aide or be employed as a certified nurse aide.

1989, c. 278.