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The Board of Psychology shall issue licenses to such persons without examination, upon review of credentials and payment of an application fee in accordance with regulations of the Board for school psychologists-limited.\n\t\t\tPersons holding such licenses as school psychologists-limited shall practice solely in public school divisions; holding a license as a school psychologist-limited pursuant to this subsection shall not authorize such persons to practice outside the school setting or in any setting other than the public schools of the Commonwealth, unless such individuals are licensed by the Board of Psychology to offer to the public the services defined in § 54.1-3600.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall issue persons, holding licenses from the Board of Education with an endorsement in psychology and a license as a school psychologist-limited from the Board of Psychology, a license which notes the limitations on practice set forth in this section.\n\t\t\tPersons who hold licenses as psychologists issued by the Board of Psychology without these limitations shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254646,"text":"In order to engage in the practice of applied psychology, school psychology, or clinical psychology, or to engage in practice as a psychological practitioner, it shall be necessary to hold a license.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":254647,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 4 of § 54.1-3601 or any Board regulation, the Board of Psychology shall license, as school psychologists-limited, persons licensed by the Board of Education with an endorsement in psychology and a master’s degree in psychology. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 408 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapters 937<\/a> and 980<\/a>; in 1999, chapters 967<\/a> and 1005<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 754<\/a> and 761<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79319,"section_number":"54.1-3600","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3600\/"},{"id":86296,"section_number":"54.1-3601","catch_line":"Exemption from requirements of licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3601\/"}],"permalink":{"id":244013,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70574,"identifier":"54.1-3606","token":"54.1\/III\/36\/54.1-3606","url":"\/54.1-3606\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3606\/","token":"54.1\/III\/36\/54.1-3606","dublin_core":{"Title":"License required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3606","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In order<\/span> to engage in the practice of applied psychology<\/span>, school psychology, or clinical psychology, or to engage in practice as a psychological practitioner<\/span>, it shall be necessary to hold a license. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 4 of § 54.1-3601<\/a> or any Board<\/span> regulation, the Board<\/span> of Psychology shall license, as school psychologists<\/span>-limited, persons licensed by the Board<\/span> of Education with an endorsement in psychology and a master’s degree in psychology. The Board<\/span> of Psychology shall issue<\/span> licenses to such persons without examination, upon review of credentials and payment of an application fee in accordance with regulations of the Board<\/span> for school psychologists<\/span>-limited.\n\t\t\tPersons holding such licenses as school psychologists<\/span>-limited shall practice solely in public school divisions; holding a license as a school psychologist<\/span>-limited pursuant to this subsection shall not authorize such persons to practice outside the school setting or in any setting other than the public schools of the Commonwealth, unless such individuals are licensed by the Board<\/span> of Psychology to offer to the public the services defined in § 54.1-3600<\/a>.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> persons, holding licenses from the Board<\/span> of Education with an endorsement in psychology and a license as a school psychologist<\/span>-limited from the Board<\/span> of Psychology, a license which notes the limitations on practice set forth in this section.\n\t\t\tPersons who hold licenses as psychologists issued by the Board<\/span> of Psychology without these limitations shall be exempt from the requirements of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE REQUIRED (\u00a7 54.1-3606)\n\nA. In order to engage in the practice of applied psychology, school psychology,\nor clinical psychology, or to engage in practice as a psychological\npractitioner, it shall be necessary to hold a license.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 4 of § 54.1-3601 or any\nBoard regulation, the Board of Psychology shall license, as school\npsychologists-limited, persons licensed by the Board of Education with an\nendorsement in psychology and a master’s degree in psychology. The Board\nof Psychology shall issue licenses to such persons without examination, upon\nreview of credentials and payment of an application fee in accordance with\nregulations of the Board for school psychologists-limited.\n\t\t\tPersons holding such licenses as school psychologists-limited shall practice\nsolely in public school divisions; holding a license as a school\npsychologist-limited pursuant to this subsection shall not authorize such\npersons to practice outside the school setting or in any setting other than the\npublic schools of the Commonwealth, unless such individuals are licensed by the\nBoard of Psychology to offer to the public the services defined in §\n54.1-3600.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall issue persons, holding licenses from the Board of Education\nwith an endorsement in psychology and a license as a school psychologist-limited\nfrom the Board of Psychology, a license which notes the limitations on practice\nset forth in this section.\n\t\t\tPersons who hold licenses as psychologists issued by the Board of Psychology\nwithout these limitations shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 408, \u00a7 54-939.1; 1988, c. 765; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 1999, cc.\n967, 1005; 2024, cc. 754, 761.","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}}