Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified Virginia facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the Virginia Board of Nursing (Department of Health Professions) and Virginia's Community Colleges, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
Virginia facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The Board publishes approved education program listings for pre-licensure nursing, nurse aide and medication aide programs. (source)
- Licensure background check. All RN and LPN license applicants in Virginia must have a fingerprint-based criminal background check under Virginia Code 54.1-3005.1. (source)
- Licensure background check. The Board names Fieldprint as its exclusive fingerprinting vendor. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. Virginia's Community Colleges is the system of the state's 23 community colleges. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
When a clinical site or an accreditation reviewer asks for a student’s records, you need them in one place and current, not spread across email, paper folders and spreadsheets. One record per student, with dates and documents together, answers the question in minutes. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps Virginia programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the Virginia Board of Nursing (Department of Health Professions) or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in Virginia?
The Virginia Board of Nursing (Department of Health Professions). Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does Virginia require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
All RN and LPN license applicants in Virginia must have a fingerprint-based criminal background check under Virginia Code 54.1-3005.1. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is Virginia’s community and technical college system?
Virginia's Community Colleges is the system of the state's 23 community colleges.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the Virginia Board of Nursing (Department of Health Professions) or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- Current and Future Students - Virginia Board of Nursing
- Criminal Background Checks - Virginia Board of Nursing
- Virginia's Community Colleges
This page summarizes Virginia agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.