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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 10 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 1983, chapter 115; in 1986, chapters 64, 100, and 464; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1993, chapter 767; in 1994, chapter 778<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 937<\/a> and 980<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 556<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 630<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 186<\/a> and 198<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 11<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85227,"section_number":"54.1-3501","catch_line":"Exemption from requirements of licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3501\/"},{"id":86296,"section_number":"54.1-3601","catch_line":"Exemption from requirements of licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3601\/"},{"id":78374,"section_number":"54.1-3701","catch_line":"Exemption from requirements of licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3701\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64160,"identifier":"54.1-3605","token":"54.1\/III\/36\/54.1-3605","url":"\/54.1-3605\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3605\/","token":"54.1\/III\/36\/54.1-3605","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers and duties of the Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3605","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the powers granted in other provisions of this title, the Board<\/span> shall have the following specific powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To cooperate with and maintain a close liaison with other professional boards<\/span> and the community to ensure that regulatory systems stay<\/span> abreast of community and professional needs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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3.<\/span> To designate specialties within the profession. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To issue<\/span> a temporary license for such periods as the Board<\/span> may prescribe to practice psychology to persons who are engaged in a residency or pursuant to subdivision 7 of § 54.1-3601<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To promulgate regulations for the voluntary certification of licensees as sex offender treatment providers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To administer the mandatory certification of sex offender treatment providers for those professionals who are otherwise exempt from licensure under subdivision 4 of §§ 54.1-3501<\/a>, 54.1-3601<\/a> or § 54.1-3701<\/a> and to promulgate regulations governing such mandatory certification. The regulations shall include provisions for fees for application processing, certification qualifications, certification issuance and renewal and disciplinary action. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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