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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 901<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1999, chapter 863<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55659,"section_number":"54.1-3505","catch_line":"Specific powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3505\/"},{"id":61913,"section_number":"54.1-3507","catch_line":"Scope of practice of and qualifications for licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3507\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243929,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74249,"identifier":"54.1-3508","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1.1\/54.1-3508","url":"\/54.1-3508\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3508\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1.1\/54.1-3508","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure of certain persons possessing substantially equivalent qualifications, education or experience","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3508","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 54.1-3507<\/a>, (i) the Board<\/span> may issue<\/span> a license as a licensed substance abuse treatment<\/span> practitioner<\/span> to a person who, after the effective date of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision 7 of \u00a7 54.1-3505<\/a>, has applied for such a license and who, in the judgment<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, possesses qualifications, education or experience substantially equivalent to the requirements of \u00a7 54.1-3507<\/a>; however, any such applicant shall have completed at least one year of supervised clinical experience in substance abuse treatment<\/span>, and (ii) for a period of time to be determined by the Board<\/span> but not less than one year after the effective date of the regulations, the Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> such a license to any such person who, in the judgment<\/span> of the Board<\/span>, possesses qualifications, education or experience acceptable to the Board<\/span> and has completed at least one year of supervised clinical experience in substance abuse treatment<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSURE OF CERTAIN PERSONS POSSESSING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS,\nEDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE (\u00a7 54.1-3508)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 54.1-3507, (i) the Board may issue a\nlicense as a licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner to a person who,\nafter the effective date of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision\n7 of \u00a7 54.1-3505, has applied for such a license and who, in the judgment of\nthe Board, possesses qualifications, education or experience substantially\nequivalent to the requirements of \u00a7 54.1-3507; however, any such applicant\nshall have completed at least one year of supervised clinical experience in\nsubstance abuse treatment, and (ii) for a period of time to be determined by the\nBoard but not less than one year after the effective date of the regulations,\nthe Board shall issue such a license to any such person who, in the judgment of\nthe Board, possesses qualifications, education or experience acceptable to the\nBoard and has completed at least one year of supervised clinical experience in\nsubstance abuse treatment.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 901; 1999, c. 863.","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}}