                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ART THERAPIST AND ART THERAPY ASSOCIATE; LICENSURE (§ 54.1-3516)

A. No person shall engage in the practice of art therapy or hold himself out or
otherwise represent himself as an art therapist or art therapy associate unless
he is licensed by the Board. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a person
licensed, certified, or registered by a health regulatory board from using the
modalities of art media if such modalities are within his scope of practice.

B. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the practice of art therapy, upon
consultation with the Advisory Board on Art Therapy established in &#xA7;
54.1-3517. Such regulations shall (i) set forth the requirements for licensure
as an art therapist or art therapy associate, (ii) provide for appropriate
application and renewal fees, and (iii) include requirements for licensure
renewal and continuing education.

C. In the adoption of regulations for licensure, the Board shall consider
requirements for registration as a Registered Art Therapist (ATR) and
certification as a Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) with the Art Therapy
Credentials Board and successful completion of the Registered Art Therapist
Board Certified Art Therapist examination.

D. A license issued for an art therapy associate shall be valid for a period of
five years. At the end of the five-year period, an art therapy associate who has
not met the requirements for licensure as an art therapist may submit an
application for extension of licensure as an art therapy associate to the Board.
Such application shall include (i) a plan for completing the requirements to
obtain licensure as an art therapist, (ii) documentation of compliance with the
continuing education requirements, (iii) documentation of compliance with
requirements related to supervision, and (iv) a letter of recommendation from
the clinical supervisor of record. An extension of a license as an art therapy
associate pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for a period of two years
and shall not be renewable.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 301.