A Guide to the Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Dept. of Health Professions, undated. Health Professions, Dept. of, Virginia51317

A Guide to the Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Dept. of Health Professions, undated.

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 51317


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Identification
51317
Title
Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Dept. of Health Professions, undated.
Extent
.12 cu. ft. (1 box)
Creator
Virginia. Dept. of Health Professions

Administrative Information

Conditions of Use

There are no use restrictions.

Access Information

There are no access restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Dept. of Health Professions, undated. Accession 51317, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 51317 was transferred by Dept. of Health Professions, 5/1/2014


Biographical/Historical Information

The Dept. of Health Regulatory Boards was created by an act passed by the General Assembly on March 31, 1977, to provide administrative services to the health regulatory boards of the state. The boards continue to regulate their professions through the examination, licensing, and disciplining of the practitioners of health science. In 1986, the Dept. of Health Regulatory Boards became the Dept. of Health Professions. Its mission is to enhance the delivery of safe and competent health care by licensing qualified health care professionals, enforcing standards of practice, and providing information to both practitioners and consumers of health care services.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Dept. of Health Professions oversees the following regulatory boards: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology; Counseling; Dentistry; Funeral Directors and Embalmers; Health Professions; Long-Term Care Administrators; Medicine; Nursing; Optometry; Pharmacy; Physical Therapy; Psychology; Social Work; and Veterinary Medicine.

Scope and Content Note

Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia, undated, used by the Virginia Dept. of Health Professions. Contains six versions of the seal, some of which were made by Universal Engraving. Seals were likely used to emboss certificates issued by the various boards that are a part of the Virginia Dept. of Health Professions. All of the seals show only the obverse.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Virginia. -- Dept. of Health Professions
  • Virginia -- Seal.
  • Virginia -- Seals.
  • Health occupations licensing boards. -- Virginia
  • Seals (Numismatics) -- aat.
  • Seals (artifacts) -- aat
  • State government records -- Virginia. -- aat.

Additional Note

These records are part of the Dept. of Health Professions record group (RG# 37)

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Virginia -- Seal.
  • Virginia -- Seals.