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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 460<\/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":[{"id":70897,"section_number":"54.1-3507.1","catch_line":"Scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications of certified substance abuse counselors","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3507.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243933,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69776,"identifier":"54.1-3509","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1.1\/54.1-3509","url":"\/54.1-3509\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3509\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1.1\/54.1-3509","dublin_core":{"Title":"Continued certification of certain certified substance abuse counselors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3509","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

On and after July 1, 2001, unless such certification is suspended or revoked by the Board<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall continue to certify as a certified substance abuse counselor<\/span> any person (i) who was certified by the Board<\/span> as a certified substance abuse counselor<\/span> prior to July 1, 2001, or (ii) who registered his supervisory contract<\/span> with the Board<\/span> or filed an application with the Board<\/span> prior to July 1, 2001, for certification as a certified substance abuse counselor<\/span> and was certified by the Board<\/span> after July 1, 2001. The person’s scope of practice shall be limited to that set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 54.1-3507.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTINUED CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS (\u00a7\n54.1-3509)\n\nOn and after July 1, 2001, unless such certification is suspended or revoked by\nthe Board, the Board shall continue to certify as a certified substance abuse\ncounselor any person (i) who was certified by the Board as a certified substance\nabuse counselor prior to July 1, 2001, or (ii) who registered his supervisory\ncontract with the Board or filed an application with the Board prior to July 1,\n2001, for certification as a certified substance abuse counselor and was\ncertified by the Board after July 1, 2001. The person’s scope of practice\nshall be limited to that set forth in subsection A of \u00a7 54.1-3507.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 460.","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}}