{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2515","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2515","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"Committee\" means the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program Committee as described in § 54.1-2517.\"Contract\" means a written agreement between a practitioner and the Committee providing the terms and conditions of program participation or a written agreement entered into by the Director for the implementation of monitoring services.\"Disciplinary action\" means any proceeding that may lead to a monetary penalty or probation or to a reprimand, restriction, revocation, suspension, denial, or other order relating to the license, certificate, registration, or multistate privilege of a health care practitioner issued by a health regulatory board.\"Impairment\" means a physical or mental disability, including but not limited to substance abuse, that substantially alters the ability of a practitioner to practice his profession with safety to his patients and the public.\"Practitioner\" means any individual regulated by any health regulatory board listed in § 54.1-2503.\"Program\" means the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program established pursuant to § 54.1-2516.1997, c. 439; 2009, c. 472; 2016, c. 105.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle III. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS","Chapter 25.1. HEALTH PRACTITIONERS' MONITORING PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2515/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"e3d1e90d474782b362254897e4d958512f3ed9c67f7bf7d15e81898f6734fda7","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2507","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2516"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}