                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECOMMENDATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CERTAIN LICENSEES (§ 54.1-2409.6)

Each health regulatory board shall make a recommendation that any individual who
is registered, certified, licensed, or issued a multistate licensure privilege
by such licensing board and whose duties may involve direct contact with
children complete continuing education on communicating with children with
autism spectrum disorder. Such recommendation shall include (i) an overview of
the characteristics and behavioral recognition of autism spectrum disorder, (ii)
strategies for communicating and interacting with children with autism spectrum
disorder, and (iii) best practices for responding to and de-escalating certain
behavioral challenges and situations. The licensing board may include specific
continuing education programs on communicating with children with autism
spectrum disorder.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 516.