§ 54.1-3503 Board of Counseling
The Board of Counseling shall regulate the practice of counseling, substance abuse treatment, art therapy, and marriage and family therapy. The Board shall consist of 12 members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Ten members shall be professionals licensed in the Commonwealth, who shall represent the various specialties recognized in the profession, and two shall be nonlegislative citizen members. Of the 10 professional members, six shall be professional counselors, three shall be licensed marriage and family therapists who have passed the examination for licensure as a marriage and family therapist, and one shall be a licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner. The terms of the members of the Board shall be four years.
History
This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 608 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. Unfortunately, the 1976 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 10 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1981, chapter 447; in 1983, chapter 150; in 1986, chapters 185 and 464; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1995, chapter 820; in 1997, chapter 901; in 2000, chapter 473; in 2013, chapters 201 and 590; in 2016, chapter 105; in 2020, chapter 301.
1976, c. 608; § 54-933; 1981, c. 447; 1983, c. 150; 1986, cc. 185, 464; 1988, c. 765; 1995, c. 820; 1997, c. 901; 2000, c. 473; 2013, cc. 201, 590; 2016, c. 105; 2020, c. 301.