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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC30-21-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The words and
				  terms "audiologist," "board," "practice of audiology," "practice of
				  speech-language pathology," "speech-language disorders," and "speech-language
				  pathologist" when used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them
				  in § 54.1-2600 of the Code of Virginia.
B. The following words and terms when used in
				  this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
"ABA" means the American Board of Audiology.
"Active practice" means a minimum of 160 hours of
					 professional practice as an audiologist or speech-language pathologist for each
					 12-month period immediately preceding application for licensure. Active
					 practice may include supervisory, administrative, educational, research, or
					 consultative activities or responsibilities for the delivery of such
					 services.
"ASHA" means the American Speech-Language-Hearing
					 Association.
"Client" means a patient or person receiving services in
					 audiology or speech-language pathology.
"Limited cerumen management" means the identification and
					 removal of cerumen from the cartilaginous outer one-third portion of the
					 external auditory canal in accordance with minimum standards and procedures set
					 forth in this chapter.
"School speech-language pathologist" means a person
					 licensed pursuant to § 54.1-2603 of the Code of Virginia to provide
					 speech-language pathology services solely in public school divisions.
"Supervision" means that the audiologist or speech-language
					 pathologist is responsible for the entire service being rendered or activity
					 being performed, is available for consultation, and is providing regular
					 monitoring and documentation of clinical activities and competencies of the
					 person being supervised.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC30-21-20 - Required licenses

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. There shall be
				  separate licenses for the practices of audiology and speech-language pathology.
				  It is prohibited for any person to practice as an audiologist or a
				  speech-language pathologist unless the person has been issued the appropriate
				  license.
B. A licensee shall
				  provide a copy of his license upon request.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC30-21-30 - Records; accuracy of information

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All changes
				  of name, address of record, or public address, if different from the address of
				  record, shall be furnished to the board within 30 days after the change
				  occurs.
B. A licensee who has
				  changed his name shall submit as legal proof to the board a copy of the
				  marriage certificate, a certificate of naturalization, or a court order
				  evidencing the change. A duplicate license with the changed name shall be
				  issued by the board upon receipt of such evidence and the required
				  fee.
C. All notices required by law
				  and by this chapter to be mailed by the board to any licensee shall be validly
				  served when mailed to the latest address of record on file with the
				  board.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC30-21-40 - Fees required

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A. The following
				  fees shall be paid as applicable for licensure:
1. Application for audiology or speech-language
								pathology license
$135
2. Application for school speech-language pathology
								license
$70
3. Verification of licensure requests from other
								states
$20
4. Annual renewal of audiology or speech-language
								pathology license
$75
5. Late renewal of audiology or speech-language
								pathology license
$25
6. Annual renewal of school speech-language
								pathology license
$40
7. Late renewal of school speech-language pathology
								license
$15
8. Reinstatement of audiology or speech-language
								pathology license
$135
9. Reinstatement of school speech-language
								pathology license
$70
10. Duplicate wall certificate
$25
11. Duplicate license
$5
12. Handling fee for returned check or dishonored
								credit card or debit card
$50
13. Inactive license renewal for audiology or
								speech-language pathology
$40
14. Inactive license renewal for school
								speech-language pathology
$20
15. Application for provisional license
$50
16. Renewal of provisional license
$25
B.
				  Fees shall be made payable to the Treasurer of Virginia and shall not be
				  refunded once submitted.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC30-21-50 - Application requirements

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A. A person
				  seeking a provisional license or licensure as an audiologist, a speech-language
				  pathologist, or a school speech-language pathologist shall submit:
1. A completed and signed
				  application;
2. The applicable fee
				  prescribed in
				  18VAC30-21-40, or
				  in the case of an application for licensure as an audiologist, a
				  speech-language pathologist, or a school speech-language pathologist issued a
				  provisional license pursuant to
				  18VAC30-21-70
				  A, the difference between the provisional licensure fee and the application
				  licensure fee;
3. Documentation as
				  required by the board to determine if the applicant has met the qualifications
				  for licensure;
4. An attestation
				  that the applicant has read, understands, and will comply with the statutes and
				  regulations governing the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology;
				  and
5. Verification of the status
				  of the license or certification from each United States jurisdiction in which
				  licensure or certification is held or has ever been held; and
6. A current report from the U.S. Department
				  of Health and Human Services National Practitioner Data Bank.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC30-21-60 - Qualifications for initial licensure

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A. The board may
				  grant an initial license to an applicant for licensure in audiology who:
1. Holds a current and unrestricted
				  Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by ASHA ;
2. Holds a current and unrestricted
				  certification issued by the ABA or any other accrediting body recognized by the
				  board and provides documentation of having passed the qualifying examination
				  from an accrediting body recognized by the board; or
3. Provides documentation of (i) graduation
				  from an audiology program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation
				  of ASHA or an equivalent accrediting body as recognized by the board; and (ii)
				  having passed the qualifying examination from an accrediting body recognized by
				  the board.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC30-21-70 - Provisional licensure

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Provisional
				  license to qualify for initial licensure. An applicant may be issued a
				  provisional license in order to obtain clinical experience required for
				  certification by ASHA, ABA, or any other accrediting body recognized by the
				  board. To obtain a provisional license in order to qualify for initial
				  licensure, the applicant shall submit documentation that he has:
1. Passed the qualifying examination from an
				  accrediting body recognized by the board; and
2. Either:
a. For provisional licensure in audiology,
				  successfully completed all the didactic coursework required for the doctoral
				  degree as documented by a college or university whose audiology program is
				  accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of ASHA or an equivalent
				  accrediting body as recognized by the board; or
b. For provisional licensure in
				  speech-language pathology, successfully completed all the didactic coursework
				  required for a graduate program in speech-language pathology as documented by a
				  college or university whose program is accredited by the Council on Academic
				  Accreditation of ASHA or an equivalent accrediting body as recognized by the
				  board.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC30-21-80 - Qualifications for licensure by endorsement

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A. An applicant
				  for licensure in audiology or speech-language pathology who has been licensed
				  in another United States jurisdiction shall apply for licensure in Virginia in
				  accordance with application requirements in
				  18VAC30-21-50
				  and shall submit documentation of:
1. Evidence
				  of active practice in another United States jurisdiction for at least one of
				  the past three years or practice for six months with a provisional license in
				  accordance with
				  18VAC30-21-70
				  and by providing evidence of a recommendation for licensure by the applicant's
				  supervisor. An applicant who graduated from an accredited program in audiology
				  or speech-language pathology within 24 months immediately preceding application
				  may be issued a license without evidence of active practice if the applicant
				  holds a current and unrestricted Certificate of Clinical Competence in the area
				  in which the applicant seeks licensure issued by ASHA or certification issued
				  by ABA or any other accrediting body recognized by the board; and
2. One of the following:
a. Ten continuing education hours for each
				  year in which the applicant has been licensed in the other jurisdiction, not to
				  exceed 30 hours, and passage of the qualifying examination from the accrediting
				  body recognized by the board;
b. A
				  current and unrestricted Certificate of Clinical Competence in the area in
				  which the applicant seeks licensure issued by ASHA; or
c. A current and unrestricted certification
				  issued by ABA and passage of the qualifying examination from the accrediting
				  body recognized by the board.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part III - Renewal and Continuing Education › Section 18VAC30-21-90 - Renewal requirements

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A. A person who
				  desires to renew his license shall, not later than June 30 of each year, submit
				  the renewal notice and applicable renewal fee. A licensee who fails to renew
				  his license by the expiration date shall have a lapsed license, and practice
				  with a lapsed license may constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the
				  board.
B. A person who fails to
				  renew his license by the expiration date may renew at any time within one year
				  of expiration by submission of a renewal notice, the renewal fee and late fee,
				  and an attestation of compliance with continuing education
				  requirements.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part III - Renewal and Continuing Education › Section 18VAC30-21-100 - Continuing education requirements for renewal of an active license

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A. In order to
				  renew an active license, a licensee shall complete at least 10 hours of
				  continuing education prior to the renewal date each year. One hour of the 10
				  hours required for annual renewal may be satisfied through delivery of
				  professional services, without compensation, to low-income individuals
				  receiving health services through a local health department or a free clinic
				  organized in whole or primarily for the delivery of those services. One hour of
				  continuing education may be credited for three hours of providing such
				  volunteer services, as documented by the health department or free
				  clinic.
B. Continuing education
				  shall be activities, programs, or courses related to audiology or
				  speech-language pathology, depending on the license held, and offered or
				  approved by one of the following accredited sponsors or organizations
				  sanctioned by the profession:
1. The
				  Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia or a similar state
				  speech-language-hearing association of another state;
2. The American Academy of
				  Audiology;
3. The American
				  Speech-Language-Hearing Association;
4. The Accreditation Council on Continuing
				  Medical Education of the American Medical Association offering Category I
				  continuing medical education;
5.
				  Local, state, or federal government agencies;
6. Colleges and universities;
7. International Association of Continuing
				  Education and Training; or
8.
				  Health care organizations accredited by The Joint Commission or DNV GL
				  Healthcare.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part IV - Reactivation and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC30-21-110 - Inactive licensure; reactivation for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, or school speech-language pathologists

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An
				  audiologist, speech-language pathologist, or school speech-language pathologist
				  who holds a current, unrestricted license in Virginia may, upon a request on
				  the renewal application and submission of the required fee, be issued an
				  inactive license. The holder of an inactive license shall not be required to
				  maintain continuing education requirements and shall not be entitled to perform
				  any act requiring a license to practice audiology or speech-language pathology
				  in Virginia.
B. A licensee whose
				  license has been inactive and who requests reactivation of an active license
				  shall file an application, pay the difference between the inactive and active
				  renewal fees for the current year, and provide documentation of :
1. Current certification issued by ASHA or
				  ABA; or
2. Completion of 10
				  continuing education hours equal to the requirement for the number of years in
				  which the license has been inactive, not to exceed 30 contact hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part IV - Reactivation and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC30-21-120 - Reinstatement of a lapsed license for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, or school speech-language pathologists

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A. A person may
				  renew a lapsed license within one year of expiration by following the
				  requirements for late renewal in subsection B of
				  18VAC30-21-90.
B. When a license has not been renewed within
				  one year of the expiration date, a person may apply to reinstate his license by
				  submission of reinstatement application, payment of the reinstatement fee, and
				  submission of documentation of either:
1. A
				  current Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by ASHA or certification
				  issued by ABA or any other accrediting body recognized by the board;
				  or
2. At least 10 continuing
				  education hours for each year the license has been lapsed, not to exceed 30
				  contact hours, obtained during the time the license in Virginia was
				  lapsed.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part IV - Reactivation and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC30-21-130

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Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part IV - Reactivation and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC30-21-131 - Performance of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing

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A. For the purposes
				  of this section, an endoscopic procedure shall mean a flexible endoscopic
				  evaluation of swallowing limited to the use of flexible endoscopes to observe,
				  collect data, and measure the parameters of swallowing for the purposes of
				  functional assessment and therapy planning.
B. A speech-language pathologist who performs
				  an endoscopic procedure shall meet the following qualifications:
1. Completion of a course or courses or an
				  educational program offered by a provider approved in 18VAC30-20-100 that
				  includes at least 12 hours on endoscopic procedures;
2. Successful performance of at least 25
				  flexible endoscopic procedures under the immediate and direct supervision of a
				  board-certified otolaryngologist or another speech-language pathologist who has
				  successfully performed at least 50 flexible endoscopic procedures beyond the 25
				  required for initial qualification and has been approved in writing by a
				  board-certified otolaryngologist to provide that supervision; and
3. Current certification in basic life
				  support.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC30-21-140 - Supervisory responsibilities; supervision of unlicensed assistants

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Responsibility
				  of a licensee.
1. A licensed audiologist who
				  supervises unlicensed assistants shall document such supervision, shall be held
				  fully responsible for their performance and activities, and shall ensure that
				  they perform only those activities that do not constitute the practice of
				  audiology and that are commensurate with their level of training.
2. A licensed speech-language pathologist who
				  supervises unlicensed assistants shall document such supervision, shall be held
				  fully responsible for their performance and activities, and shall ensure that
				  they perform only those activities that do not constitute the practice of
				  speech-language pathology and that are commensurate with their level of
				  training.
a. A speech-language pathologist
				  shall not supervise an assistant without the speech-language pathologist's
				  knowledge and consent by the assistant and the licensee documented prior to
				  assumption of supervisory responsibilities.
b. The frequency in which the speech-language
				  pathologist personally delivers treatment or services to a client who is
				  receiving some services from an assistant shall be up to the professional
				  judgment of the speech-language pathologist and shall be determined by the
				  treatment needs of the client, the type of services being provided, and the
				  setting in which the client is being served, but shall occur at least every 30
				  days.
3. The identity of
				  the unlicensed assistant shall be disclosed to the client prior to treatment
				  and shall be made a part of the client's file.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC30-21-141 - Recordkeeping

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A licensee shall:
1. Comply with provisions of §
				  32.1-127.1:03 of the Code of Virginia related to the confidentiality and
				  disclosure of client records or related to provision of client records to
				  another practitioner or to the client or the client's personal
				  representative.
2. Properly manage
				  and keep timely, accurate, legible, and complete client records, to include the
				  following:
a. For licensees who are employed
				  by a health care institution, school system, or other entity, in which the
				  individual practitioner does not own or maintain the practitioner's own
				  records, failure to maintain client records in accordance with the policies and
				  procedures of the employing entity; or
b. For licensees who are self-employed or
				  employed by an entity in which the individual practitioner does own and is
				  responsible for client records, failure to maintain a client record for a
				  minimum of six years following the last client encounter with the following
				  exceptions:
(1) For records of a minor child,
				  the minimum time is six years from the last client encounter or until the child
				  reaches the age of 18 years or becomes emancipated, whichever is longer;
				  or
(2) Records that have previously
				  been transferred to another practitioner or health care provider or provided to
				  the client or the client's personal representative as documented in a record or
				  database maintained for a minimum of six years.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC30-21-145 - Limited cerumen management

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A.
				  In order for an audiologist to perform limited cerumen management, he shall:
1. Be a graduate of a doctoral program in
				  audiology that is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the
				  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or other accrediting body
				  recognized by the board and that included didactic education and supervised
				  clinical experience in cerumen management as specified in subsection B of this
				  section; or
2. Complete a course or
				  workshop in cerumen management that provides training as specified in
				  subsection B of this section and that is approved by the American
				  Speech-Language Hearing Association or the American Academy of
				  Audiology.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC30-21-150 - Prohibited conduct

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A. No person,
				  unless otherwise licensed to do so, shall prepare, order, dispense, alter, or
				  repair hearing aids or parts of or attachments to hearing aids for
				  consideration. However, audiologists licensed under this chapter may make
				  earmold impressions and prepare and alter earmolds for clinical use and
				  research.
B. No person licensed as
				  a school speech-language pathologist shall conduct the practice of
				  speech-language pathology outside of the public school setting.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC30-21-160 - Unprofessional conduct

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The board may refuse to issue a license to any applicant,
					 suspend a license for a stated period of time or indefinitely, reprimand a
					 licensee or place his license on probation with such terms and conditions and
					 for such time as it may designate, impose a monetary penalty, or revoke a
					 license for any of the following:
1.
				  Guarantee of the results of any speech, voice, language, or hearing
				  consultative or therapeutic procedure or exploitation of clients by accepting
				  them for treatment when benefit cannot reasonably be expected to occur or by
				  continuing treatment unnecessarily;
2. Diagnosis or treatment of speech, voice,
				  language, and hearing disorders solely by written correspondence, provided this
				  shall not preclude:
a. Follow-up by written
				  correspondence or electronic communication concerning individuals previously
				  seen; or
b. Providing clients with
				  general information of an educational nature;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC30-21-170 - Criteria for delegation to an agency subordinate

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A. Decision to delegate. In accordance with
				  subdivision 10 of § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia, the board may
				  delegate an informal fact-finding proceeding to an agency subordinate upon
				  determination that probable cause exists that a practitioner may be subject to
				  a disciplinary action.
B. Criteria
				  for delegation. Cases that may not be delegated to an agency subordinate are
				  those that involve:
1. Intentional or
				  negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a
				  patient;
2. Mandatory suspension
				  resulting from action by another jurisdiction or a felony conviction;
3. Impairment with an inability to practice
				  with skill and safety;
4. Sexual
				  misconduct;
5. Unauthorized
				  practice.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 30 - BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Chapter 21 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY › Form - FORMS (18VAC30-21)

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Instructions/Checklist
				  for Completing an Application to Practice as an Audiologist (Includes
				  Provisional for Reentry into Practice) (rev. 3/2023)
Instructions/Checklist
				  for Application for Provisional License to Practice as an Audiologist (New
				  Graduates Only) (rev. 3/2023)
Instructions/Checklist
				  for Completing an Application to Practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist
				  (Includes Provisional for Reentry into Practice) (rev. 3/2023)
Instructions/Checklist
				  for Completing an Application to Practice as a School Speech-Language
				  Pathologist (rev. 3/2023)
Instructions/Checklist
				  for Reinstatement of an Expired License (rev. 3/2023)
Instructions/Checklist
				  for Reactivation of a Current Inactive License (rev. 3/2023)
Request
				  for Verification of Out-of-State License (rev. 6/2020)
Employment
				  Verification (rev. 6/2020)
Continuing
				  Education Reporting Form (rev. 6/2020)
Continuing
				  Education (CE) Credit Form for Volunteer Practice (rev. 6/2020)
Request
				  for Verification of a Virginia License (rev. 6/2020)
Name/Address
				  Change Form (rev. 6/2020)
Sponsor
				  Certification for Volunteer Registration (rev. 6/2020)
Application
				  for Registration to Volunteer Practice (rev. 6/2020)
Statutory Authority: §
											54.1-2400 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC35-10-10 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Unless otherwise
				  directed by the board, in each year bar examinations will be held on two
				  successive days in either the City of Richmond or Norfolk beginning on the
				  Tuesday immediately preceding the last Wednesday in February at 9 a.m., and in
				  the City of Roanoke beginning on the Tuesday immediately preceding the last
				  Wednesday in July at 9 a.m.
B. Each
				  examination will consist of two parts, with each part having a morning and
				  afternoon session. The first part, given on Tuesday, is the essay part which is
				  prepared and graded under the supervision of the Virginia Board of Bar
				  Examiners. This part will test the applicant's knowledge of:
Agency Conflict of Laws Constitutional Law Contracts
							 Corporations Creditor's Rights Criminal Law and Procedure Domestic Relations
							 Equity Evidence Federal Practice and Procedure Local Government Law
							 Partnerships Personal Property Professional Responsibility Real Property Sales
							 Suretyship Taxation Torts Trusts Uniform Commercial Code Virginia Pleading,
							 Practice and Procedure in law and equity (including appellate procedure) Wills
							 and Administration of Estates
The second part, given on Wednesday, is the Multistate Bar
					 Examination, compiled and graded under the supervision of the National
					 Conference of Bar Examiners Office of Testing. The second part will test the
					 applicant's knowledge of:
Constitutional Law; Contracts; Criminal Law; Evidence;
							 Real Property; Torts.
C.
				  All applicants must concurrently take the essay part and the multistate part of
				  an examination at the same exam administration in Virginia. The scores of both
				  parts will be weighted and combined to determine if the applicant has achieved
				  an overall passing score as set by the board. Such weighting shall be made by a
				  credit of 60% being given the score made on the essay part and a credit of 40%
				  being given the scale score made on the multistate part. Only applicants who
				  achieve such overall passing score will be licensed to practice law in
				  Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3927 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC35-10-20 - Academic requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An
				  applicant for a Virginia bar examination shall:
1. Have received a degree from a law school
				  approved by the American Bar Association, or the board; or
2. Be enrolled and in good standing in any
				  such approved law school and, in the course of regular study, complete all
				  degree requirements prior to the time such examination is given; or
3. Have been approved by the board and
				  thereafter completed the required period of law study as set forth in the Law
				  Reader Program Rule and Regulations of the Virginia Board of Bar
				  Examiners.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC35-10-40 - Applicant eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any person who meets the foregoing education, character and
					 fitness requirements may file an application to take a Virginia bar
					 examination.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-3922 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part II - Filing Procedure › Section 18VAC35-10-50 - Procedure for completing and filing application

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A prospective applicant should read these rules thoroughly
					 before attempting to complete and submit an application for a bar
					 examination.
It is the responsibility of each applicant to see that his
					 application is filed in strict compliance with these rules. Such application
					 shall:
(i) be on the proper form with
				  all answers fully and accurately supplied;
(ii) contain the filing fee and all required
				  attachments; and
(iii) be RECEIVED
				  in the Office of the Secretary on or before the filing deadline. All recitals
				  in and provisions of the application shall become binding upon the applicant
				  when filed.
If an application contains all required attachments and is
					 otherwise complete and properly submitted, the applicant will be informed by
					 the Office of the Secretary that he is filed for the current
					 examination.
If an application does not contain all required
					 attachments, or is otherwise incomplete or improperly submitted, the applicant
					 will be informed by the Office of the Secretary that he is not filed for the
					 current examination. If the application is not properly completed by a
					 specified date, the applicant will be advised that his application is being
					 carried forward to the next Virginia bar examination. The applicant must
					 thereafter supply the missing attachments or information by the appropriate
					 deadline to be considered filed for the subsequent
					 examination.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3925 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part II - Filing Procedure › Section 18VAC35-10-60 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The application fee shall be set from time to time by the
					 board and shall be in addition to the character investigation fee. The current
					 fee schedule is available from the Office of the Secretary. No application will
					 be considered filed unless at the time it is delivered to the Office of the
					 Secretary there is attached the current application fee in the form of a
					 cashier's or certified check or money order made payable to "Virginia Board of
					 Bar Examiners." NO APPLICATION ACCOMPANIED BY CASH, PERSONAL CHECK OR FIRM
					 CHECK WILL BE ACCEPTED. The application fee shall be nonrefundable. NO PART OF
					 THE APPLICATION FORM OR REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS MAY BE TRANSMITTED BY A FACSIMILE
					 MACHINE.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3925 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part II - Filing Procedure › Section 18VAC35-10-70 - Filing deadline

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The proper form of application for examination, complete
					 with fee and all required attachments, must be RECEIVED in the Office of the
					 Secretary on or before December 15 when applying for the February examination,
					 or May 15 when applying for the July examination. ABSOLUTELY NO APPLICATIONS
					 RECEIVED AFTER SUCH DATES WILL BE ACCEPTED. APPLICANTS WHO MAIL THEIR
					 APPLICATIONS OR USE DELIVERY SERVICES DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. No application
					 for Examination will be accepted unless the applicant's completed character and
					 fitness questionnaire, with the applicable fee, has been previously filed with
					 the secretary of the board or is filed simultaneously with the application for
					 examination. Early filing of the character and fitness questionnaire is
					 encouraged.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3925 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part II - Filing Procedure › Section 18VAC35-10-80 - Form required

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
When filing for examination in Virginia for the first time,
					 the applicant shall submit the Application For Examination and For License To
					 Practice Law (a white form), with all answers fully supplied and all required
					 attachments enclosed.
When an applicant has taken a previous Virginia bar
					 examination, the applicant shall submit the Application For Re-Examination (a
					 blue form), with all answers fully supplied and all attachments
					 enclosed.
Current forms for application may be obtained from the
					 Office of the Secretary; Mutual Building, 909 East Main Street, Richmond, VA
					 23219-3013, or from the Registrar's Offices of the approved law schools in
					 Virginia and in the District of Columbia.
The application form and all attachments should be neatly
					 typed or printed in dark blue or black ink, and the applicant should use his
					 full legal name (first, middle or maiden, and last, Jr., etc.) in all places
					 where such name is required.
Applications must be sworn to or affirmed before a notary
					 public and must bear the notary's seal.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3925 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part III - Attachments Required of All Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-90 - Educational certificates

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
At the time an application is filed in the Office of the
					 Secretary of the board, it must include the appropriate certification of the
					 applicant legal education as described below. Such certificates must be
					 original documents, personally signed, and where appropriate must be on school
					 stationery and under school seal. Copies, transcripts, and rubber stamp
					 signatures are not acceptable. The requirements are:
1. For graduates of approved law schools, a
				  certificate from the president, dean, or other proper official stating what
				  degree the applicant received and the date such degree was awarded;
2. For persons enrolled in law schools at the
				  time of filing for examination, both:
(i) a
				  certificate dated within 90 days of the filing deadline, signed by the dean and
				  a professor of the approved law school stating that the applicant is regularly
				  enrolled and in good academic standing at said law school and is scheduled, in
				  the regular course of study, to complete all requirements for a specified
				  degree prior to the date of examination for which application is being made;
				  and
(ii) after all degree
				  requirements have been completed the applicant must submit to the Office of the
				  Secretary either a certificate of graduation or a certificate from the law
				  school stating that the applicant has completed all degree requirements and the
				  date such requirements were completed (which date must be prior to the date of
				  the upcoming bar examination), and also stating the date on which the applicant
				  will receive the degree from such law school. This certificate must be received
				  before the date of the scheduled Virginia Bar examination;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part III - Attachments Required of All Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-100 - Character and fitness investigation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Every applicant for a Virginia bar examination must have
					 produced satisfactory evidence that he meets the requirements of these
					 rules.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3925.1 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part III - Attachments Required of All Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-110 - Fingerprints

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each applicant must file with his Application for
					 Examination one set clear and distinct fingerprints, making certain that all
					 the personal history data (height, weight, age, etc.) is listed in the space
					 provided on the fingerprint card, and that the card is signed both by the
					 applicant and the person taking the fingerprints. These fingerprints must be
					 taken by an authorized police official on the form prescribed by the Secretary
					 of the board, a form used by authorized police officials, or the form for an
					 "Applicant" by the U.S. Government Printing Office (Form
					 1-391).
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-3922 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part III - Attachments Required of All Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-120 - Photographs

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each applicant for examination must attach to the proper
					 application form two identical unmounted, passport-style photographs of himself
					 taken within the preceding twelve months. Snapshots will not be
					 accepted.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-3922 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part IV - Attachments Required of Some Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-130 - Certificates of good standing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any applicant for a Virginia bar examination who has been
					 admitted to the bar of another jurisdiction must attach to his application for
					 examination a certificate of good standing from a judge or the clerk of the
					 court of last resort of each such jurisdiction. Such certificate must be an
					 original document and dated within one year of the filing deadline for such
					 examination. If an applicant has ever applied for admission, by examination or
					 otherwise, to any jurisdiction and was not admitted thereto, he must file with
					 his application a statement listing each such jurisdiction and the date of
					 application, and stating the reason the applicant was not admitted. No
					 applicant who is, at the time of filing his application or subsequently, under
					 disbarment or suspension in any jurisdiction, shall be eligible to take the
					 Virginia bar examination.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3931 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part IV - Attachments Required of Some Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-140 - Applicants with foreign legal training

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any applicant who has received a portion of his legal
					 training in a foreign law school should consult subsection B of
					 18VAC35-10-20 and enclose the
					 required attachments with the application for examination.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-3922 and 54.1-3931 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part IV - Attachments Required of Some Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-150 - Certification of study for reexamination

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
An applicant for reexamination in Virginia shall execute
					 and file with his other application materials, upon a form provided by the
					 Office of the Secretary of the board, a certificate that he will have within
					 the four months preceding the examination, studied diligently not less than 90
					 hours in preparation therefor.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-3922 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part IV - Attachments Required of Some Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-160 - Supplementary sheets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any questions on the application form which cannot be
					 fully answered in the space provided may be answered on a supplementary sheet,
					 so long as the appropriate space on the application notes the attachment of
					 supplementary sheets, and each sheet is on standard 81/2 inch paper, properly
					 labeled, and signed by the applicant.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-3922 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 35 - BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Chapter 10 - RULES OF THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS › Part IV - Attachments Required of Some Applicants › Section 18VAC35-10-170 - Applicants with disabilities

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
It is the policy of the board that the Virginia bar
					 examination be administered to all eligible applicants in a manner that does
					 not discriminate against applicants with proven disabilities. An applicant who
					 is otherwise eligible to take the Virginia bar examination may request a
					 modification of the manner in which the examination is administered if, by
					 reason of a temporary or permanent disability, such applicant is unable to take
					 the examination under normal testing conditions. An applicant requesting
					 non-standard testing conditions must file with the secretary, NOT LATER THAN
					 THE FILING DEADLINE FOR THE APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION, a Petition for
					 Non-Standard Testing Conditions on the form available from the secretary as
					 early as possible to permit an evaluation of the request. Insofar as
					 practicable any accommodation requested shall be consistent with the security
					 of the examination.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-3922 of the Code of Virginia.