Virginia Department of Health Professions

The Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP) is a state agency responsible for regulating various health care professions in Virginia. It ensures that healthcare practitioners meet certain standards of competency, ethics, and safety to protect public health. The DHP licenses and certifies practitioners like nurses, doctors, pharmacists, and other health professionals, and enforces laws related to their practice. It also maintains disciplinary actions and provides resources for both professionals and the public to promote safe, effective healthcare delivery across the state.