18 Va. Admin. Code § 115-60-90

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

Section 18VAC115-60-90 - General examination requirements; time limits

A. Every applicant for licensure as a substance abuse treatment practitioner by examination shall pass a written examination as prescribed by the board. Such applicant is required to pass the prescribed examination within six years from the date of initial issuance of a resident license by the board.

B. Every applicant for licensure as a substance abuse treatment practitioner by endorsement shall have passed a substance abuse examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the Virginia examination.

C. The examination is waived for an applicant who holds a current and unrestricted license as a professional counselor issued by the board.

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

E. 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 substance abuse treatment practitioner.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 115-60-90

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 7, eff. January 19, 2000; amended, Volume 26, Issue 1, eff. October 14, 2009; 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.