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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 430<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243895,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54568,"identifier":"54.1-3505.1","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1\/54.1-3505.1","url":"\/54.1-3505.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3505.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1\/54.1-3505.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continued competency requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3505.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall promulgate regulations establishing requirements for evidence<\/span> of continued competency as a condition of renewal of a license under the provisions of this chapter. The Board<\/span> may approve persons who provide or accredit continuing education programs in order<\/span> to accomplish the purposes of this section. The Board<\/span> shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers<\/span> or to reduce the number of continuing education hours required in cases of certified illness or undue hardship.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUED COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 54.1-3505.1)\n\nThe Board shall promulgate regulations establishing requirements for evidence of\ncontinued competency as a condition of renewal of a license under the provisions\nof this chapter. The Board may approve persons who provide or accredit\ncontinuing education programs in order to accomplish the purposes of this\nsection. The Board shall have the authority to grant exemptions or waivers or to\nreduce the number of continuing education hours required in cases of certified\nillness or undue hardship.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 430.","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}}