54.1-105 - Majority of board or panel required to suspend or revoke license, certificate, registration, or multistate licensure privilege; imposition of sanctions.

§ 54.1-105. Majority of board or panel required to suspend or revoke license,certificate, registration, or multistate licensure privilege; imposition ofsanctions.

An affirmative vote of a majority of those serving on a board who arequalified to vote or those serving on a panel of a health regulatory boardconvened pursuant to § 54.1-2400 shall be required for any action to suspendor revoke a license, certification, registration, or multistate licensureprivilege to practice nursing or to impose a sanction on a licensee. However,an affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum of the regulatory board shallbe sufficient for summary suspension pursuant to specific statutory authority.

(1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 659; 2004, c. 49.)