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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 595<\/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":[{"id":54880,"section_number":"54.1-3500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3500\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":243975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69128,"identifier":"54.1-3519","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/4\/54.1-3519","url":"\/54.1-3519\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3519\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/4\/54.1-3519","dublin_core":{"Title":"Scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications of registered behavioral health technician assistants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3519","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A registered behavioral health technician<\/span> assistant<\/span> shall be qualified to perform, under Board<\/span>-approved supervision<\/span>, collaborative behavioral health services<\/span>, training on prevention of mental health and substance use disorders, and mental health literacy and the supportive functions of screening, intake, orientation, care coordination, client education, and recordkeeping. A registered behavioral health technician<\/span> assistant<\/span> shall not engage in independent or autonomous practice and shall only provide collaborative behavioral health services<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such registered behavioral health technician<\/span> assistants<\/span> shall be supervised by either a mental health professional licensed by the Department of Health Professions who has completed the required supervisor training, a person under supervision<\/span> that has been approved by the Board<\/span> of Counseling<\/span>, Board<\/span> of Psychology, or Board<\/span> of Social Work as a prerequisite for licensure who has completed the required supervisor training, a registered qualified mental health professional<\/span> who has practiced for three years and completed the required supervisor training, or a registered behavioral health technician<\/span> who has practiced for three years and completed the required supervisor training. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board<\/span>, an applicant for registration as a behavioral health technician<\/span> assistant<\/span> shall submit evidence<\/span> satisfactory to the Board<\/span> that the applicant has (i) received, at a minimum, a high school diploma or its equivalent and (ii) completed a specified number of hours of didactic education in a program recognized or approved by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSCOPE OF PRACTICE, SUPERVISION, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF REGISTERED BEHAVIORAL\nHEALTH TECHNICIAN ASSISTANTS (\u00a7 54.1-3519)\n\nA. A registered behavioral health technician assistant shall be qualified to\nperform, under Board-approved supervision, collaborative behavioral health\nservices, training on prevention of mental health and substance use disorders,\nand mental health literacy and the supportive functions of screening, intake,\norientation, care coordination, client education, and recordkeeping. A\nregistered behavioral health technician assistant shall not engage in\nindependent or autonomous practice and shall only provide collaborative\nbehavioral health services.\n\nB. Such registered behavioral health technician assistants shall be supervised\nby either a mental health professional licensed by the Department of Health\nProfessions who has completed the required supervisor training, a person under\nsupervision that has been approved by the Board of Counseling, Board of\nPsychology, or Board of Social Work as a prerequisite for licensure who has\ncompleted the required supervisor training, a registered qualified mental health\nprofessional who has practiced for three years and completed the required\nsupervisor training, or a registered behavioral health technician who has\npracticed for three years and completed the required supervisor training.\n\nC. Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, an applicant for registration\nas a behavioral health technician assistant shall submit evidence satisfactory\nto the Board that the applicant has (i) received, at a minimum, a high school\ndiploma or its equivalent and (ii) completed a specified number of hours of\ndidactic education in a program recognized or approved by the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 595.","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}}