                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIFIC POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD (§ 54.1-3505)

In addition to the powers granted in § 54.1-2400, the Board shall have the
following specific powers and duties:

1. To cooperate with and maintain a close liaison with other professional boards
and the community to ensure that regulatory systems stay abreast of community
and professional needs.

2. To conduct inspections to ensure that licensees conduct their practices in a
competent manner and in conformance with the relevant regulations.

3. To designate specialties within the profession.

4. To administer the certification of rehabilitation providers pursuant to
Article 2 (&#xA7; 54.1-3510 et seq.) of this chapter, including prescribing fees
for application processing, examinations, certification and certification
renewal.

5. [Expired.]

6. To promulgate regulations for the qualifications, education, and experience
for licensure of marriage and family therapists. The requirements for clinical
membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT),
and the professional examination service&#8217;s national marriage and family
therapy examination may be considered by the Board in the promulgation of these
regulations. The educational credit hour, clinical experience hour, and clinical
supervision hour requirements for marriage and family therapists shall not be
less than the educational credit hour, clinical experience hour, and clinical
supervision hour requirements for professional counselors.

7. To promulgate, subject to the requirements of Article 1.1 (&#xA7; 54.1-3507
et seq.) of this chapter, regulations for the qualifications, education, and
experience for licensure of licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners and
certification of certified substance abuse counselors and certified substance
abuse counseling assistants. The requirements for membership in NAADAC: the
Association for Addiction Professionals and its national examination may be
considered by the Board in the promulgation of these regulations. The Board also
may provide for the consideration and use of the accreditation and examination
services offered by the Substance Abuse Certification Alliance of Virginia. The
educational credit hour, clinical experience hour, and clinical supervision hour
requirements for licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners shall not be
less than the educational credit hour, clinical experience hour, and clinical
supervision hour requirements for licensed professional counselors. Such
regulations also shall establish standards and protocols for the clinical
supervision of certified substance abuse counselors and the supervision or
direction of certified substance abuse counseling assistants, and reasonable
access to the persons providing that supervision or direction in settings other
than a licensed facility.

8. To maintain a registry of persons who meet the requirements for supervision
of residents. The Board shall make the registry of approved supervisors
available to persons seeking residence status.

9. To promulgate, subject to the requirements of Article 4 (&#xA7; 54.1-3518 et
seq.), regulations for the qualifications, training, supervision, and experience
for the registration of behavioral health technicians, behavioral health
technician assistants, qualified mental health professionals, and qualified
mental health professional-trainees.

10. To promulgate regulations for the registration of peer recovery specialists
who meet the qualifications, education, and experience requirements established
by regulations of the Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
pursuant to &#xA7; 37.2-203.

11. To promulgate regulations for the issuance of temporary licenses to
individuals engaged in a counseling residency so that they may acquire the
supervised, postgraduate experience required for licensure.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 608, §§ 54-929, 54-931; 1983, c. 115; 1986, cc. 64, 100,
464; 1988, c. 765; 1994, cc. 558, 778; 1995, c. 820; 1997, c. 901; 2001, c. 460;
2013, c. 264; 2017, cc. 418, 426; 2019, cc. 101, 217, 428; 2024, c. 595.