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A board may waive any requirement relating to experience if the board determines that the documentation provided by the applicant supports such a waiver.B\n\nIf a board is unable to (i) complete the review of the documentation provided by the applicant or (ii) make a final determination regarding substantial equivalency within 20 days of the receipt of a completed application, the board shall issue a temporary license, permit, or certificate, provided the applicant otherwise meets the qualifications set out in subsection A. Any temporary license, permit, or certification issued pursuant to this subsection shall be limited for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall authorize the applicant to engage in the profession or occupation while the board completes its review of the documentation provided by the applicant or the applicant completes any specific requirements that may be required in Virginia that were not required in the jurisdiction in which the applicant holds the license, permit, or certificate.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall apply regardless of whether a regulatory board has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the other jurisdiction pursuant to subsection B of § 54.1-103.D\n\nAny regulatory board may require the applicant to provide documentation it deems necessary to make a determination of substantial equivalency.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308203,"text":"Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and unless an applicant is found by the board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action, a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other board named in this title shall expedite the issuance of a license, permit, certificate, or other document, however styled or denominated, required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation in the Commonwealth to an applicant whose application has been deemed complete by the board and (i) who holds the same or similar license, permit, certificate, or other document required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation issued by another jurisdiction; (ii) whose spouse is (a) on federal active duty orders pursuant to Title 10 of the United States Code or (b) a veteran, as that term is defined in § 2.2-2000.1, who has left active-duty service within one year of the submission of an application to a board; and (iii) who accompanies the applicant’s spouse to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the District of Columbia, if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for the issuance of the license, permit, certificate, or other document in such other jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to those required in the Commonwealth. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 604<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2014, chapter 602<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 33<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 28<\/a> and 35<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85523,"section_number":"54.1-3005","catch_line":"Specific powers and duties of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3005\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72596,"section_number":"2.2-2000.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2000.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239411,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86077,"identifier":"54.1-119","token":"54.1\/I\/1\/54.1-119","url":"\/54.1-119\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-119\/","token":"54.1\/I\/1\/54.1-119","dublin_core":{"Title":"Expediting the issuance of licenses, etc., to spouses of military service members; issuance of temporary licenses, etc","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-119","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other law<\/span> to the contrary and unless an applicant is found by the board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action, a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other board named in this title shall expedite the issuance of a license, permit, certificate, or other document, however styled or denominated, required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation in the Commonwealth to an applicant whose application has been deemed complete by the board and (i) who holds the same or similar license, permit, certificate, or other document required for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation issued by another jurisdiction<\/span>; (ii) whose spouse is (a) on federal active duty orders<\/span> pursuant to Title 10 of the United States Code or (b) a veteran, as that term is defined in § 2.2-2000.1<\/a>, who has left active-duty service within one year of the submission of an application to a board; and (iii) who accompanies the applicant’s spouse to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the District of Columbia, if, in the opinion<\/span> of the board, the requirements for the issuance of the license, permit, certificate, or other document in such other jurisdiction<\/span> are substantially equivalent to those required in the Commonwealth. A board may waive<\/span> any requirement relating to experience if the board determines that the documentation provided by the applicant supports such a waiver<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a board is unable to (i) complete the review of the documentation provided by the applicant or (ii) make a final determination regarding substantial equivalency within 20 days of the receipt of a completed application, the board shall issue<\/span> a temporary license, permit, or certificate, provided the applicant otherwise meets the qualifications set out in subsection A. Any temporary license, permit, or certification issued pursuant to this subsection shall be limited for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall authorize the applicant to engage in the profession or occupation while the board completes its review of the documentation provided by the applicant or the applicant completes any specific requirements that may be required in Virginia that were not required in the jurisdiction<\/span> in which the applicant holds the license, permit, or certificate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall apply regardless of whether a regulatory board has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the other jurisdiction<\/span> pursuant to subsection B of § 54.1-103<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any regulatory board may require the applicant to provide documentation it deems necessary to make a determination of substantial equivalency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXPEDITING THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSES, ETC., TO SPOUSES OF MILITARY SERVICE\nMEMBERS; ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSES, ETC (\u00a7 54.1-119)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and unless an applicant is\nfound by the board to have engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for\ndisciplinary action, a regulatory board within the Department of Professional\nand Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other\nboard named in this title shall expedite the issuance of a license, permit,\ncertificate, or other document, however styled or denominated, required for the\npractice of any business, profession, or occupation in the Commonwealth to an\napplicant whose application has been deemed complete by the board and (i) who\nholds the same or similar license, permit, certificate, or other document\nrequired for the practice of any business, profession, or occupation issued by\nanother jurisdiction; (ii) whose spouse is (a) on federal active duty orders\npursuant to Title 10 of the United States Code or (b) a veteran, as that term is\ndefined in § 2.2-2000.1, who has left active-duty service within one year\nof the submission of an application to a board; and (iii) who accompanies the\napplicant’s spouse to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the\nDistrict of Columbia, if, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for the\nissuance of the license, permit, certificate, or other document in such other\njurisdiction are substantially equivalent to those required in the Commonwealth.\nA board may waive any requirement relating to experience if the board determines\nthat the documentation provided by the applicant supports such a waiver.\n\nB. If a board is unable to (i) complete the review of the documentation provided\nby the applicant or (ii) make a final determination regarding substantial\nequivalency within 20 days of the receipt of a completed application, the board\nshall issue a temporary license, permit, or certificate, provided the applicant\notherwise meets the qualifications set out in subsection A. Any temporary\nlicense, permit, or certification issued pursuant to this subsection shall be\nlimited for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall authorize the applicant\nto engage in the profession or occupation while the board completes its review\nof the documentation provided by the applicant or the applicant completes any\nspecific requirements that may be required in Virginia that were not required in\nthe jurisdiction in which the applicant holds the license, permit, or\ncertificate.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall apply regardless of whether a regulatory\nboard has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the other jurisdiction\npursuant to subsection B of § 54.1-103.\n\nD. Any regulatory board may require the applicant to provide documentation it\ndeems necessary to make a determination of substantial equivalency.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 604; 2014, c. 602; 2016, c. 33; 2020, cc. 28, 35.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}