§ 54.1-2623 (Effective July 1, 2027) Revocation or suspension; other sanctions
The Board may refuse to issue a license to any applicant; suspend, for a stated period or indefinitely, or revoke any license; or censure or reprimand any licensee or place such person on probation for such time as it may designate for any of the following causes:
1. Obtaining a license through fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
2. Being convicted of any felony or being convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;
3. Using alcohol or drugs to the extent that such use renders the person unsafe to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant;
4. Any unprofessional conduct likely to defraud or to deceive the public or patients;
5. Practicing in an intentional or negligent manner that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients;
6. Assisting persons whom he knew or had reason to believe were unlicensed to practice as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathologist assistant;
7. Violating, assisting, or inducing others to violate any provision of this article or any Board regulation;
8. Conducting his practice in a manner contrary to the standards of ethics of a speech-language pathologist assistant;
9. Practicing or causing others to practice in a manner that is dangerous to the health and welfare of his patients or to the public;
10. Practicing outside the scope of the speech-language pathologist assistant’s education, training, and experience; or
11. Receiving a revocation, suspension, or restriction of a license to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant in another state, possession, or territory of the United States or foreign country.
History
This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 649 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2025, c. 649.