The Board of Physical Therapy at the Department of Health Professions regulates the following professions and occupations: Physical Therapy Assistants and Physical Therapists. Automated License Verification: 804-270-6836

The Division of Licensing Programs (DOLP) strives to protect the safety, health, and well-being of children and adults receiving care in non-medical day facilities and residential programs. Assisted living facilities (ALF), adult day centers (ADC), children's residential facilities (CRF), and licensed child placing agencies (LCPA) are the main programs licensed through DOLP. Licensing inspectors conduct inspections of children and adult programs to monitor compliance with standards, regulations, and laws. Licensing inspectors are authorized to conduct investigations if there are allegations of noncompliance with the Code of Virginia, regulations, and program licensing standards. State and regional licensing staff also provide training to providers, facilities, and organizations. Adult Programs Regulated by the Division Adult Day Centers (ADC) Assisted Living Facilities (ALF) Child Welfare Programs Regulated by the Division Child Caring Institutions (CCI) Children's Residential Facilities (CRF) Licensed Child Placing Agencies (LCPA) Licensed Independent Foster Homes (IFH)

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination.

Provides site evaluations and permitting for on-site sewage disposal (septic) systems and private wells, as well as regulatory oversight for private sector evaluations and designs in these fields. We provide health education to the community with regard to safe food handling practices, lead exposure, radon, rabies, and other environmental health concerns. We also inspect and/or permit daycare and adult care facilities, school cafeterias, restaurants, hotels/motels, bed and breakfasts, festival and fair vendors, campgrounds, summer camps, migrant labor camps, and marinas. Additionally, we investigate animal bites and/or potential rabies exposures and certain environmental complaints.

Provides information on how to become a licensed family day home provider, licensed child day center or religious exempt program. COUNTIES SERVED: Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. CITIES SERVED: Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park, Woodbridge, and Dale City. For further information, please email [email protected]

We license and regulate Doctors of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, Chiropractic and numerous other Allied professions

Offers assistance with apprenticeship programs, and occupational safety and health. Provides a Voluntary Safety Compliance Training program. Administers the commonwealth labor laws. Oversees child labor laws. Includes the Division of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety. Provides labor market research and analysis. Provides an online information center at www.doli.virginia.gov/infocenter.html.

This division is involved in consumer protection through administration of state laws regarding depository and non-depository financial institutions. The Bureau also investigates and responds to consumer complaints. In addition to written complaints, the staff responds to thousands of telephone inquiries. The Bureau also has an outreach program for the purpose of improving the financial literacy of Virginians.

Provides an agency that supplies information on how to become a licensed family day home provider, licensed child day center or religious exempt program. COUNTIES SERVED: Accomack, Northampton, Greensville CITIES SERVED: Chesapeake, Emporia, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach. For further information, please email: [email protected]

The Board of Optometry at the Virginia Department of Health Professions regulates the following professions and occupations: Optometrist-Non TPA, Professional Designation, Optometrist-TPA Certified. Automated License Verification: 804-270-6836

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits. public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination. ACCESSIBILITY: Necessary to negotiate steps. Adjacent off-street parking. Front entrance passenger loading zone. Passenger elevator available.

Consumer Affairs assists consumers through advice inquiries, mediation, arbitration, and outreach. Consumer Affairs mediates complaints to ensure businesses are operating in compliance with the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

The Environmental Health Division is dedicated to making the Roanoke City & Alleghany Health Districts the healthiest districts in the state by protecting citizens from preventable risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn and work. Emphasis is placed on education and public awareness of health concerns, as well as regulatory authority. The main Environmental Health office is located at 1502 Williamson Road NE Roanoke VA. Phone (540) 204-9764. The Environmental Health Division is responsible for the following programs: Food Program (Restaurants, Caterers, Schools, Mobile Units, Adult Homes, Day Cares, Festivals) Onsite Program (Private Sewage Disposal Systems and Drinking Water Wells) Tourist Establishments Program (Hotels, Motels, Campgrounds, Bed & Breakfast Facilities) Recreational Water Program (Public Pools & Water Parks) Rabies Program (Exposure Case Management and Testing) Lead Program (Lead Based Paint) Tick Identification Program General Environmental Health Program (General Environmental Complaints)

Provides pre-purchase reports based on customer relations experiences and complaints as reported to the BBB. Also provides marketplace education and dispute resolution services to the community, which are funded by members of the Better Business Bureau.

Protects the public's health by engaging in a wide variety of inspection, permitting, and testing services, including: Drinking Water Inspection, Permitting, and Surveillance; Food Establishment Sanitation check out your favorite restaurant's latest inspection results by going to www.healthspace.ca/vdh; Insect and Rodent Control; Institutional Sanitation; Migrant Labor Camp Sanitation; Milk Sanitation; Rabies Prevention and Control; Sewage Disposal Sanitation; Tourist Establishment Sanitation.

Provides residents with comprehensive environmental health services such as food, water and building inspection, sewage disposal, septic and well permits, public food permits, regulation of public food establishments, tourist establishment sanitation and restaurant applications. Investigates reports of food illnesses, working with businesses and citizens to educate and correct deficiencies. Also investigates reports of raw sewage or other reports of ground water contamination. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.

Provides the following Environmental Health Services: Complaints Environmental Health documents and investigates residents' complaints about environmental health problems, including reports of food and waterborne disease, mosquito problems, improper sewage disposal, and other public health issues. Food Services Local health department staff inspect and issue required permits to such food service establishments as school cafeterias, restaurants, food stands at community events, camps, day care centers, B&B's, and migrant camps. They work with those who provide prepared food to the public to help assure that food is wholesome and healthy. The local health department is responsible for working with local dairies to assure a healthy product, free of disease. This is done through regular inspections and ongoing input into dairy operations. Drinking Water Environmental health staff provides assistance to property owners who have or desire to have private wells on their property. They assist with required activities and issue, upon proper documentation and payment of fees, permits for private on-site wells. Each county health department maintains records on properties with private on-site wells. Sewage Disposal Environmental health staff provides assistance to residents who desire to or already have on-site sewage disposal systems on their own or their rented property. This assistance includes providing the activities, referral and documentation necessary to obtain required permits for on-site sewage disposal. Each county health department maintains records on properties with on-site sewage disposal systems.

The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. An independent U.S. government agency overseen by Congress, the commission is the United States' primary authority for communications law, regulation and technological innovation. In its work facing economic opportunities and challenges associated with rapidly evolving advances in global communications, the agency capitalizes on its competencies in: Promoting competition, innovation and investment in broadband services and facilities Supporting the nation's economy by ensuring an appropriate competitive framework for the unfolding of the communications revolution Encouraging the highest and best use of spectrum domestically and internationally Revising media regulations so that new technologies flourish alongside diversity and localism Providing leadership in strengthening the defense of the nation's communications infrastructure

Provides the following Environmental Health Services: Complaints Environmental Health documents and investigates residents' complaints about environmental health problems, including reports of food and waterborne disease, mosquito problems, improper sewage disposal and other public health issues. Food Services Local health department staff inspect and issue required permits to such food service establishments as school cafeterias, restaurants, food stands at community events, camps, day care centers, B&B's and migrant camps. They work with those who provide prepared food to the public to help assure that food is wholesome and healthy. The local health department is responsible for working with local dairies to assure a healthy product, free of disease. This is done through regular inspections and ongoing input into dairy operations. Drinking Water Environmental health staff provides assistance to property owners who have or desire to have private wells on their property. They assist with required activities and issue, upon proper documentation and payment of fees, permits for private on-site wells. Each county health department maintains records on properties with private on-site wells. Sewage Disposal Environmental health staff provides assistance to residents who desire to or already have on-site sewage disposal systems on their own or their rented property. This assistance includes providing the activities, referral and documentation necessary to obtain required permits for on-site sewage disposal. Each county health department maintains records on properties with on-site sewage disposal systems.

The ACPD reviews and responds to consumer complaints and promotes awareness and understanding of consumer rights through online consumer information and education.

The Bureau licenses, regulates, investigates and examines insurance companies, agencies and agents on behalf of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Bureau of Insurance also registers, examines and investigates (title) real estate settlement agents and agencies. The Bureau assists consumers with questions and concerns regarding insurance companies, agents and agencies. It offers outreach programs on a variety of insurance-related topics.

The Virginia Fair Housing Office is responsible for investigating housing discrimination complaints. Federal and state fair housing laws protects people from discrimination when trying to rent an apartment, buy a house, obtain a mortgage, or purchase homeowner's insurance. Fair housing requirements apply to all housing providers: property managers, owners, landlords, real estate agents, banks, savings institutions, credit unions, insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and appraisers. The Fair Housing Board administers and enforces the Fair Housing Law, although the Real Estate Board is responsible for fair housing cases involving real estate licensees or their employees.

Deals with matters involving violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct by attorneys and the unauthorized practice of law by non-attorneys. Complaint Inquiries may be submitted on the website at: www.vsb.org/site/regulation/inquiry

Provides site evaluations and permitting for on-site sewage disposal (septic) systems and private wells, as well as regulatory oversight for private sector evaluations and designs in these fields. We provide health education to the community with regard to safe food handling practices, lead exposure, radon, rabies, and other environmental health concerns. We also inspect and/or permit daycare and adult care facilities, school cafeterias, restaurants, hotels/motels, bed and breakfasts, festival and fair vendors, campgrounds, summer camps, migrant labor camps, and marinas. Additionally, we investigate animal bites and/or potential rabies exposures and certain environmental complaints.

The Board of Counseling at the Virginia Department of Health Professions regulates the following professions and occupations: Professional Counselors, Certified Substance Abuse Counselors, Rehabilitation Providers, Marriage and Family Therapists. Automated License Verification: 804-270-6836 Alternate Email: [email protected]