18 Va. Admin. Code § 115-20-70

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 18VAC115-20-70 - General examination requirements; schedules; time limits

A. Every applicant for initial licensure by examination by the board as a professional counselor shall pass a written examination as prescribed by the board. An applicant is required to have passed the prescribed examination within six years from the date of initial issuance of a resident license by the board.

B. Every applicant for licensure by endorsement shall have passed a licensure examination in the jurisdiction in which licensure was obtained.

C. The board shall establish a passing score on the written examination.

D. A resident shall remain in a residency practicing under supervision until the resident has passed the licensure examination and been granted a license as a professional counselor.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 115-20-70

Derived from VR560-01-02 §3.1, eff. July 6, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 5, Issue 24, eff. September 27, 1989; Volume 7, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 9, Issue 25, eff. October 6, 1993; Volume 13, Issue 25, eff. August 7, 1997; Volume 16, Issue 13, eff. April 12, 2000; Volume 26, Issue 1, eff. October 14, 2009; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 19, eff. 7/3/2014; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. 8/24/2016; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 20, eff. 6/23/2021.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.