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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 608 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. Unfortunately, the 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1986, chapter 581; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapters 937<\/a> and 980<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 462<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 275<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 817<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60864,"section_number":"37.2-403","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-403\/"},{"id":64160,"section_number":"54.1-3605","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3605\/"},{"id":70574,"section_number":"54.1-3606","catch_line":"License required","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3606\/"},{"id":59959,"section_number":"54.1-3611","catch_line":"Restriction of practice; use of titles","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3611\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76036,"section_number":"37.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-100\/"},{"id":61286,"section_number":"38.2-3418.16","catch_line":"Coverage for telemedicine services","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3418.16\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86296,"identifier":"54.1-3601","token":"54.1\/III\/36\/54.1-3601","url":"\/54.1-3601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3601\/","token":"54.1\/III\/36\/54.1-3601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exemption from requirements of licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The requirements for licensure provided for in this chapter shall not be applicable to:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Persons who render services that are like or similar to those falling within the scope of the classifications or categories in this chapter, so long as the recipients or beneficiaries of such services are not subject to any charge or fee, or any financial requirement, actual or implied, and the person rendering such service is not held out, by himself or otherwise, as a licensed practitioner or a provider of clinical or school psychology services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The activities or services of a student pursuing a course of study in psychology in an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board<\/span> or under the supervision of a practitioner licensed or certified under this chapter, if such activities or services constitute a part of his course of study and are adequately supervised. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The activities of rabbis, priests, ministers or clergymen of any religious denomination or sect when such activities are within the scope of the performance of their regular or specialized ministerial duties, and no separate charge is made or when such activities are performed, whether with or without charge, for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction with others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination or sect, and the person rendering service remains accountable to its established authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Persons employed as salaried employees or volunteers of the federal government, the Commonwealth, a locality, or any agency established or funded, in whole or part, by any such governmental entity or of a private, nonprofit organization or agency sponsored or funded, in whole or part, by a community-based citizen group or organization, except that any such person who renders psychological services, as defined in this chapter, shall be (i) supervised by a licensed psychologist or clinical psychologist<\/span>; (ii) licensed by the Department of Education as a school psychologist<\/span>; or (iii) employed by a school for students with disabilities which is certified by the Board<\/span> of Education. Any person who, in addition to the above-enumerated employment, engages in an independent private practice shall not be exempt from the licensure requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Persons regularly employed by private business firms as personnel managers, deputies or assistants so long as their counseling activities relate only to employees of their employer and in respect to their employment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Any psychologist holding a license or certificate in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or foreign jurisdiction<\/span> consulting with licensed psychologists<\/span> in this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Any psychologist holding a license or certificate in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or foreign jurisdiction<\/span> when in Virginia temporarily and such psychologist has been issued a temporary license by the Board<\/span> to participate in continuing education programs or rendering psychological services without compensation to any patient of any clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge as provided in § 54.1-106<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> The performance of the duties of any commissioned or contract<\/span> clinical psychologist<\/span> in active service in the army, navy, coast guard, marine corps, air force, space force, or public health service of the United States while such individual is so commissioned or serving. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Any person performing services in the lawful conduct of his particular profession or business under state law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Any person duly licensed as a psychologist in another state or the District of Columbia who testifies as a treating psychologist or who is employed as an expert for the purpose of possibly testifying as an expert witness<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

11.<\/span> Any psychologist who is licensed in another state, the District of Columbia, or a United States territory or possession<\/span> and who is in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency in that state, the District of Columbia, or that United States territory or possession<\/span> who provides behavioral health services, as defined in § 37.2-100<\/a>, to a patient located in the Commonwealth when (i) such practice is for the purpose of providing continuity of care through the use of telemedicine services as defined in § 38.2-3418.16<\/a> and (ii) the psychologist has previously established a practitioner-patient relationship with the patient. A psychologist who provides behavioral health services to a patient located in the Commonwealth through use of telemedicine services pursuant to this subdivision may provide such services for a period of no more than one year from the date on which the psychologist began providing such services to such patient. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-3601)\n\nThe requirements for licensure provided for in this chapter shall not be\napplicable to:\n\n1. Persons who render services that are like or similar to those falling within\nthe scope of the classifications or categories in this chapter, so long as the\nrecipients or beneficiaries of such services are not subject to any charge or\nfee, or any financial requirement, actual or implied, and the person rendering\nsuch service is not held out, by himself or otherwise, as a licensed\npractitioner or a provider of clinical or school psychology services.\n\n2. The activities or services of a student pursuing a course of study in\npsychology in an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by\nthe Board or under the supervision of a practitioner licensed or certified under\nthis chapter, if such activities or services constitute a part of his course of\nstudy and are adequately supervised.\n\n3. The activities of rabbis, priests, ministers or clergymen of any religious\ndenomination or sect when such activities are within the scope of the\nperformance of their regular or specialized ministerial duties, and no separate\ncharge is made or when such activities are performed, whether with or without\ncharge, for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction\nwith others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination or\nsect, and the person rendering service remains accountable to its established\nauthority.\n\n4. Persons employed as salaried employees or volunteers of the federal\ngovernment, the Commonwealth, a locality, or any agency established or funded,\nin whole or part, by any such governmental entity or of a private, nonprofit\norganization or agency sponsored or funded, in whole or part, by a\ncommunity-based citizen group or organization, except that any such person who\nrenders psychological services, as defined in this chapter, shall be (i)\nsupervised by a licensed psychologist or clinical psychologist; (ii) licensed by\nthe Department of Education as a school psychologist; or (iii) employed by a\nschool for students with disabilities which is certified by the Board of\nEducation. Any person who, in addition to the above-enumerated employment,\nengages in an independent private practice shall not be exempt from the\nlicensure requirements.\n\n5. Persons regularly employed by private business firms as personnel managers,\ndeputies or assistants so long as their counseling activities relate only to\nemployees of their employer and in respect to their employment.\n\n6. Any psychologist holding a license or certificate in another state, the\nDistrict of Columbia, or a United States territory or foreign jurisdiction\nconsulting with licensed psychologists in this Commonwealth.\n\n7. Any psychologist holding a license or certificate in another state, the\nDistrict of Columbia, or a United States territory or foreign jurisdiction when\nin Virginia temporarily and such psychologist has been issued a temporary\nlicense by the Board to participate in continuing education programs or\nrendering psychological services without compensation to any patient of any\nclinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care\nservices without charge as provided in § 54.1-106.\n\n8. The performance of the duties of any commissioned or contract clinical\npsychologist in active service in the army, navy, coast guard, marine corps, air\nforce, space force, or public health service of the United States while such\nindividual is so commissioned or serving.\n\n9. Any person performing services in the lawful conduct of his particular\nprofession or business under state law.\n\n10. Any person duly licensed as a psychologist in another state or the District\nof Columbia who testifies as a treating psychologist or who is employed as an\nexpert for the purpose of possibly testifying as an expert witness.\n\n11. Any psychologist who is licensed in another state, the District of Columbia,\nor a United States territory or possession and who is in good standing with the\napplicable regulatory agency in that state, the District of Columbia, or that\nUnited States territory or possession who provides behavioral health services,\nas defined in § 37.2-100, to a patient located in the Commonwealth when (i)\nsuch practice is for the purpose of providing continuity of care through the use\nof telemedicine services as defined in § 38.2-3418.16 and (ii) the\npsychologist has previously established a practitioner-patient relationship with\nthe patient. 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