                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SCOPE OF PRACTICE, SUPERVISION, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF REGISTERED BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH TECHNICIAN ASSISTANTS (§ 54.1-3519)

A. A registered behavioral health technician assistant shall be qualified to
perform, under Board-approved supervision, collaborative behavioral health
services, training on prevention of mental health and substance use disorders,
and mental health literacy and the supportive functions of screening, intake,
orientation, care coordination, client education, and recordkeeping. A
registered behavioral health technician assistant shall not engage in
independent or autonomous practice and shall only provide collaborative
behavioral health services.

B. Such registered behavioral health technician assistants shall be supervised
by either a mental health professional licensed by the Department of Health
Professions who has completed the required supervisor training, a person under
supervision that has been approved by the Board of Counseling, Board of
Psychology, or Board of Social Work as a prerequisite for licensure who has
completed the required supervisor training, a registered qualified mental health
professional who has practiced for three years and completed the required
supervisor training, or a registered behavioral health technician who has
practiced for three years and completed the required supervisor training.

C. Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, an applicant for registration
as a behavioral health technician assistant shall submit evidence satisfactory
to the Board that the applicant has (i) received, at a minimum, a high school
diploma or its equivalent and (ii) completed a specified number of hours of
didactic education in a program recognized or approved by the Board.

HISTORY: 2024, c. 595.