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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part II - Requirements for Licensure as a Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner › Section 18VAC115-60-80 - Resident license and requirements for a residency

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Licensure. Applicants for a temporary
				  resident license in substance abuse treatment shall:
1. Apply for licensure on a form provided by
				  the board to include the following:
(i)
				  verification of a supervisory contract,
(ii) the name and licensure number of the
				  supervisor and location for the supervised practice, and
(iii) an attestation that the applicant will
				  be providing substance abuse treatment services;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC115-60-90 - General examination requirements; time limits

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
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.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part IV - Licensure Renewal; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-110 - Renewal of licensure

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Every
				  substance abuse treatment practitioner who intends to continue an active
				  practice shall submit to the board on or before June 30 of each year:
1. A completed form for renewal of the
				  license on which the licensee attests to compliance with the continuing
				  competency requirements prescribed in this chapter; and
2. The renewal fee prescribed in
				  18VAC115-60-20.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part IV - Licensure Renewal; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-115 - Continued competency requirements for renewal of a license

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Licensed
				  substance abuse treatment practitioners shall be required to have completed a
				  minimum of 20 hours of continuing competency for each annual licensure renewal.
				  A minimum of two of these hours shall be in courses that emphasize the ethics,
				  standard of practice, or laws governing behavioral science professions in
				  Virginia.
B. The board may grant an
				  extension for good cause of up to one year for the completion of continuing
				  competency requirements upon written request from the licensee prior to the
				  renewal date. Such extension shall not relieve the licensee of the continuing
				  competency requirement.
C. The
				  board may grant an exemption for all or part of the continuing competency
				  requirements due to circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, such as
				  temporary disability, mandatory military service, or officially declared
				  disasters.
D. Those individuals
				  dually licensed by this board will not be required to obtain continuing
				  competency for each license. Dually licensed individuals will only be required
				  to provide the hours set out in subsection A of this section, subsection A of
				  18VAC115-50-95 in the Regulations
				  Governing the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy, or subsection A of
				  18VAC115-20-105 in the Regulations
				  Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling.
E. Up to two hours of the 20 hours required
				  for annual renewal may be satisfied through delivery of counseling 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.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part IV - Licensure Renewal; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-116 - Continuing competency activity criteria

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Continuing competency activities must
				  focus on increasing knowledge or skills in one or more of the following areas:
1. Ethics, standards of practice or laws
				  governing behavioral science professions;
2. Counseling theory;
3. Human growth and development;
4. Social and cultural foundations;
5. The helping relationship;
6. Group dynamics, processing and
				  counseling;
7. Lifestyle and career
				  development;
8. Appraisal of
				  individuals;
9. Research and
				  evaluation;
10. Professional
				  orientation;
11. Clinical
				  supervision;
12. Marriage and
				  family therapy; or
13.
				  Addictions.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part IV - Licensure Renewal; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-117 - Documenting compliance with continuing competency requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All licensees
				  are required to maintain original documentation for a period of two years
				  following renewal.
B. After the end
				  of each renewal period, the board may conduct a random audit of licensees to
				  verify compliance with the requirement for that renewal period.
C. Upon request, a licensee shall provide
				  documentation as follows:
1. To document
				  completion of formal organized learning activities, licensee shall provide:
a. Official transcripts showing credit hours
				  earned; or
b. Certificates of
				  participation.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part IV - Licensure Renewal; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-120 - Late renewal; reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A person whose license has expired may
				  renew it within one year after its expiration date by paying the late renewal
				  fee prescribed in
				  18VAC115-60-20, as well as the
				  license fee prescribed for the year the license was not renewed and providing
				  evidence of having met all applicable continuing competency
				  requirements.
B. A person who fails
				  to renew a license after one year or more and wishes to resume practice shall
				  apply for reinstatement, pay the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license, submit
				  verification of any mental health license he holds or has held in another
				  jurisdiction, if applicable, and provide evidence of having met all applicable
				  continuing competency requirements not to exceed a maximum of 80 hours obtained
				  within the four years immediately preceding application for reinstatement. The
				  board may require the applicant for reinstatement to submit evidence regarding
				  the continued ability to perform the functions within the scope of practice of
				  the license.
C. A person wishing to
				  reactivate an inactive license shall submit (i) the renewal fee for active
				  licensure minus any fee already paid for inactive licensure renewal; (ii)
				  documentation of continued competency hours equal to the number of years the
				  license has been inactive not to exceed a maximum of 80 hours obtained within
				  the four years immediately preceding application for reactivation; and (iii)
				  verification of any mental health license he holds or has held in another
				  jurisdiction, if applicable. The board may require the applicant for
				  reactivation to submit evidence regarding the continued ability to perform the
				  functions within the scope of practice of the license.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part V - Standards of Practice; Unprofessional Conduct; Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-140 - Grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, censure, or denial of renewal of license

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Action
				  by the board to revoke, suspend, deny issuance or renewal of a license, or take
				  other disciplinary action may be taken in accord with the following:
1. Conviction of a felony, or of a
				  misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or violation of or aid to another in
				  violating any provision of Chapter 35 (§ 54.1-3500 et seq.) of Title 54.1
				  of the Code of Virginia, any other statute applicable to the practice of
				  substance abuse treatment, or any provision of this chapter;
2. Procurement of a license, including
				  submission of an application or supervisory forms, by fraud or
				  misrepresentation;
3. Conducting
				  one's practice in such a manner as to make it a danger to the health and
				  welfare of one's clients or to the public, or if one is unable to practice
				  substance abuse treatment with reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason
				  of illness, abusive use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or other type
				  of material or result of any mental or physical condition;
4. Intentional or negligent conduct that
				  causes or is likely to cause injury to a client;
5. Performance of functions outside the
				  demonstrable areas of competency;
6. Failure to comply with the continued
				  competency requirements set forth in this chapter;
7. Violating or abetting another person in
				  the violation of any provision of any statute applicable to the practice of
				  licensed substance abuse therapy, or any part or portion of this chapter;
				  or
8. Performance of an act likely
				  to deceive, defraud, or harm the public.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Part V - Standards of Practice; Unprofessional Conduct; Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-60-150 - Reinstatement following disciplinary action

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any person whose license has been
				  suspended or who has been denied reinstatement by board order, having met the
				  terms of the order, may submit a new application and fee to the board for
				  reinstatement of licensure.
B. The
				  board in its discretion may, after an administrative proceeding, grant the
				  reinstatement sought in subsection A of this section.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Form - FORMS (18VAC115-60)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Licensure
				  Application, Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, LSATP Form 2
				  (rev. 1/2011)
Verification
				  of Licensure, Form LSATP 2-VL (rev. 1/2011)
Verification
				  of Supervision - Post Graduate Degree Supervised Experience, LSATP 2-VS (rev.
				  1/2011)
Supervisor's
				  Experience and Education (rev. 1/2011)
Licensure
				  Verification of Out-of-State Supervisor, LSATP Form 1-LV (rev.
				  1/2011)
Coursework
				  Outline Form, Form LSATP 2-CO (rev. 1/2011)
Verification
				  of Internship, Form LSATP 2-VI (rev. 1/2011)
Verification
				  of Internship Hours Towards the Residency, Form LSATP 2-IR (rev.
				  1/2011)
Registration
				  of Supervision - Post Graduate Degree Supervised Experience, LSATP Form 1 (rev.
				  1/2011)
Quarterly
				  Evaluation Form, LSATP Form 1-QE (rev. 1/2011)
Supervision
				  Outline Form - Examination Applicants Only, Form LSATP 2-SO (rev.
				  1/2011)
.
Verification
				  of Post-Licensure Clinical Practice, Endorsement Applicants Only, Form
				  LSATP-ECP (rev. 1/2011)
Licensed
				  Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner Application for Reinstatement of a
				  Lapsed Certificate (rev. 7/2011)
Continuing
				  Education Summary Form (LSATP) (rev. 3/2009)
Application
				  Instructions for Temporary Licensure as a Resident in Substance Abuse Treatment
				  (rev. 12/2019)
Statutory Authority: §§
											54.1-2400
					 and
					 54.1-3505
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-70-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
"Applicant" means a person applying for registration as a
					 peer recovery specialist.
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Counseling.
"DBHDS" means the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health
					 and Developmental Services.
"Mental health professional" means a person who by
					 education and experience is professionally qualified and licensed in Virginia
					 to provide counseling interventions designed to facilitate an individual's
					 achievement of human development goals and remediate mental, emotional, or
					 behavioral disorders and associated distresses that interfere with mental
					 health and development.
"Peer recovery specialist" means a person who by education
					 and experience is professionally qualified in accordance with 12VAC35-250 to
					 provide collaborative services to assist individuals in achieving sustained
					 recovery from the effects of mental illness or addiction, or both.
"Registered peer recovery specialist" or "registrant" means
					 a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified in
					 accordance with 12VAC35-250 and registered by the board to provide
					 collaborative services to assist individuals in achieving sustained recovery
					 from the effects of mental illness or addiction, or both. A registered peer
					 recovery specialist shall provide such services as an employee or independent
					 contractor of DBHDS, a provider licensed by the DBHDS, a practitioner licensed
					 by or holding a permit issued from the Department of Health Professions, or a
					 facility licensed by the Department of Health.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-70-20 - Fees required by the board

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The board has established the following
				  fees applicable to the registration of peer recovery specialists:
Registration
$30
Renewal of registration
$30
Late renewal
$20
Reinstatement of a lapsed registration
$60
Duplicate certificate of registration
$10
Returned check or dishonored credit card or debit
								  card
$50
Reinstatement following revocation or
								  suspension
$500
B.
				  Unless otherwise provided, fees established by the board shall not be
				  refundable.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-2400
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-70-30 - Current name and address

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each registrant shall furnish the board the registrant's
					 current name and address of record. Any change of name or address of record or
					 public address if different from the address of record, shall be furnished to
					 the board within 60 days of such change. It shall be the duty and
					 responsibility of each registrant to inform the board of the registrant's
					 current address.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part II - Requirements for Registration and Renewal › Section 18VAC115-70-40 - Requirements for registration as a peer recovery specialist

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An applicant for
				  registration shall submit:
1. A completed
				  application on forms provided by the board and any applicable fee as prescribed
				  in 18VAC115-70-20; and
2. A current
				  report from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part II - Requirements for Registration and Renewal › Section 18VAC115-70-50 - Annual renewal of registration

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All registrants shall renew their registration on or before
					 June 30 of each year. Along with the renewal form, the registrant shall submit
					 the renewal fee as prescribed in 18VAC115-70-20.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part II - Requirements for Registration and Renewal › Section 18VAC115-70-60 - Continued competency requirements for renewal of peer recovery specialist registration

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
				  Registered peer recovery specialists shall be required to have completed a
				  minimum of eight contact hours of continuing education for each annual
				  registration renewal. A minimum of two of these hours shall be in courses that
				  emphasize ethics.
Registered peer recovery specialists shall complete
					 continuing competency activities that focus on increasing knowledge or skills
					 in one or more of the following areas:
1. Current body of mental health or substance
				  abuse knowledge;
2. Promoting
				  services, supports, and strategies for the recovery process;
3. Crisis intervention;
4. Values for role of peer recovery
				  specialist;
5. Basic principles
				  related to health and wellness;
6.
				  Stage appropriate pathways in recovery support;
7. Ethics and boundaries;
8. Cultural sensitivity and
				  practice;
9. Trauma and impact on
				  recovery;
10. Community resources;
				  or
11. Delivering peer services
				  within agencies and organizations.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part III - Standards of Practice; Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-70-70 - Standards of practice

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
				  protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the best interest of
				  the public shall be the primary guide in determining the appropriate
				  professional conduct of all persons whose activities are regulated by the
				  board.
B. Persons registered by the
				  board shall:
1. Practice in a manner that is
				  in the best interest of the public and does not endanger the public health,
				  safety, or welfare.
2. Be able to
				  justify all services rendered to clients as necessary.
3. Practice only within the competency area
				  for which they are qualified by training or experience.
4. Report to the board known or suspected
				  violations of the laws and regulations governing the practice of registered
				  peer recovery specialists.
5.
				  Neither accept nor give commissions, rebates, or other forms of remuneration
				  for referral of clients for professional services and make appropriate
				  consultations and referrals based on the best interest of clients.
6. Stay abreast of new developments,
				  concepts, and practices that are necessary to providing appropriate
				  services.
7. Document the need for
				  and steps taken to terminate services when it becomes clear that the client is
				  not benefiting from the relationship or the client has decided to discontinue
				  the relationship.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part III - Standards of Practice; Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-70-80 - Grounds for revocation, suspension, restriction, or denial of registration

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In accordance with subdivision 7 of §
										54.1-2400
					 of the Code of Virginia, the board may revoke, suspend, restrict, or decline to
					 issue or renew a registration based upon the following conduct:
1. Conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor
				  involving moral turpitude or violation of or aid to another in violating any
				  provision of Chapter 35 (§
										54.1-3500 et seq.) of
				  Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, any other statute applicable to the
				  practice of registered peer recovery specialists, or any provision of this
				  chapter;
2. Procuring, attempting
				  to procure, or maintaining a registration by fraud or
				  misrepresentation;
3. Conducting
				  one's practice in such a manner so as to make it a danger to the health and
				  welfare of one's clients or to the public, or if one is unable to practice with
				  reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness or abusive use of
				  alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material or as a
				  result of any mental or physical condition;
4. Violating or abetting another person in
				  the violation of any provision of any statute applicable to the practice of
				  peer recovery specialists or mental health professionals or any provision of
				  this chapter;
5. Performance of
				  functions outside the board-registered area of competency;
6. Performance of an act likely to deceive,
				  defraud, or harm the public;
7.
				  Intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a
				  client;
8. Action taken against a
				  health or mental health license, certification, registration, or application in
				  Virginia or other jurisdiction;
9.
				  Failure to cooperate with an employee of the Department of Health Professions
				  in the conduct of an investigation; or
10. Failure to report evidence of child abuse
				  or neglect as required in §
										63.2-1509
				  of the Code of Virginia or elder abuse or neglect as required in §
										63.2-1606
				  of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Part III - Standards of Practice; Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-70-90 - Late renewal and reinstatement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A person whose registration has expired
				  may renew it within one year after its expiration date by paying the late
				  renewal fee and the registration fee as prescribed in 18VAC115-70-20 for the
				  year in which the registration was not renewed and by providing documentation
				  of completion of continuing education as prescribed in
				  18VAC115-70-60.
B. A person who
				  fails to renew registration after one year or more shall:
1. Apply for reinstatement;
2. Pay the reinstatement fee for a lapsed
				  registration; and
3. Submit
				  evidence of current certification as a peer recovery specialist as prescribed
				  by DBHDS in
				  12VAC35-250-30.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 70 - Regulations Governing the Registration of Peer Recovery Specialists › Form - FORMS (18VAC115-70)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Peer Recovery Specialist Application - Form available online
				  only at
https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
Statutory Authority: §§
											54.1-2400
					 and
					 54.1-3505
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-80-20 - Fees required by the board

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The board has established the following
				  fees applicable to the registration of qualified mental health professionals:
Registration as a QMHP-A
$50
Registration as a QMHP-C
$50
Registration as a QMHP-trainee
$25
Renewal of registration
$30
Late renewal
$20
Reinstatement of a lapsed registration
$75
Duplicate certificate of registration
$10
Returned check or dishonored credit card or debit
								  card
$50
Reinstatement following revocation or
								  suspension
$500
B.
				  Unless otherwise provided, fees established by the board shall not be
				  refundable.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-2400
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-80-30 - Current name and address

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each registrant shall furnish the board his current name
					 and address of record. Any change of name or address of record or public
					 address if different from the address of record shall be furnished to the board
					 within 60 days of such change. It shall be the duty and responsibility of each
					 registrant to inform the board of his current address.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC115-80-35 - Requirements for registration as a qualified mental health professional-trainee

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Prior to receiving supervised experience
				  toward registration as a QMHP-A, an applicant for registration as a
				  QMHP-trainee shall provide a completed application, the fee prescribed in
				  18VAC115-80-20,
				  and verification of one of the following:
1.
				  A master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, substance abuse, or
				  marriage and family therapy verified by an official transcript from an
				  accredited college or university;
2. A master's or bachelor's degree in human
				  services or a related field verified by an official transcript from an
				  accredited college;
3. Current
				  enrollment in a master's program in psychology, social work, counseling,
				  substance abuse, marriage and family therapy, or human services with at least
				  30 semester or 45 quarter hours as verified by an official
				  transcript;
4. A bachelor's degree
				  verified by an official transcript from an accredited college in an unrelated
				  field that includes at least 15 semester credits or 22 quarter hours in a human
				  services field;
5. Licensure as a
				  registered nurse in Virginia; or
6.
				  Licensure as an occupational therapist.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part II - Requirements for Registration › Section 18VAC115-80-40 - Requirements for registration as a qualified mental health professional-adult

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A.
				  An applicant for registration shall submit:
1. A completed application on forms provided
				  by the board and any applicable fee as prescribed in
				  18VAC115-80-20;
2. A current report from the National
				  Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB); and
3. Verification of any other mental health or
				  health professional license, certification, or registration ever held in
				  another jurisdiction. An applicant for registration as a QMHP-A shall have no
				  unresolved disciplinary action. The board will consider a history of
				  disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis as grounds for denial under
				  18VAC115-80-100.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part II - Requirements for Registration › Section 18VAC115-80-50 - Requirements for registration as a qualified mental health professional-child

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A.
				  An applicant for registration shall submit:
1. A completed application on forms provided
				  by the board and any applicable fee as prescribed in
				  18VAC115-80-20;
2. A current report from the National
				  Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB); and
3. Verification of any other mental health or
				  health professional license, certification, or registration ever held in
				  another jurisdiction. An applicant for registration as a QMHP-C shall have no
				  unresolved disciplinary action. The board will consider a history of
				  disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis as grounds for denial under
				  18VAC115-80-100.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part II - Requirements for Registration › Section 18VAC115-80-60 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part III - Renewal of Registration › Section 18VAC115-80-70 - Annual renewal of registration

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All registrants as a QMHP-A or a QMHP-C shall renew their
					 registrations on or before June 30 of each year. Along with the renewal form,
					 the registrant shall submit the renewal fee as prescribed in
					 18VAC115-80-20.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400,
						54.1-3500, and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part III - Renewal of Registration › Section 18VAC115-80-80 - Continued competency requirements for renewal of registration

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A. Qualified mental
				  health professionals shall be required to have completed a minimum of eight
				  contact hours of continuing education for each annual registration renewal.
				  Persons who hold registration both as a QMHP-A and QMHP-C shall only be
				  required to complete eight contact hours. A minimum of one of these hours shall
				  be in a course that emphasizes ethics.
B. Qualified mental health professionals
				  shall complete continuing competency activities that focus on increasing
				  knowledge or skills in areas directly related to the services provided by a
				  QMHP.
C. The following
				  organizations, associations, or institutions are approved by the board to
				  provide continuing education, provided the hours are directly related to the
				  provision of mental health services:
1.
				  Federal, state, or local governmental agencies, public school systems, licensed
				  health facilities, or an agency licensed by DBDHS; and
2. Entities approved for continuing education
				  by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health
				  Professions.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part IV - Standards of Practice, Disciplinary Action, and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-80-90 - Standards of practice

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A. The
				  protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the best interest of
				  the public shall be the primary guide in determining the appropriate
				  professional conduct of all persons whose activities are regulated by the
				  board.
B. Persons registered by the
				  board shall:
1. Practice in a manner that is
				  in the best interest of the public and does not endanger the public health,
				  safety, or welfare.
2. Practice
				  only within the competency area for which they are qualified by training or
				  experience and shall not provide clinical mental health services for which a
				  license is required pursuant to Chapters 35 (§
											54.1-3500 et seq.),
				  36 (§
											54.1-3600 et seq.),
				  and 37 (§
											54.1-3700 et seq.) of
				  the Code of Virginia.
3. Report to
				  the board known or suspected violations of the laws and regulations governing
				  the practice of qualified mental health professionals.
4. Neither accept nor give commissions,
				  rebates, or other forms of remuneration for the referral of clients for
				  professional services and make appropriate consultations and referrals based on
				  the interest of patients or clients.
5. Stay abreast of new developments,
				  concepts, and practices that are necessary to providing appropriate
				  services.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part IV - Standards of Practice, Disciplinary Action, and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-80-100 - Grounds for revocation, suspension, restriction, or denial of registration

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In accordance with subdivision 7 of §
										54.1-2400
					 of the Code of Virginia, the board may revoke, suspend, restrict, or decline to
					 issue or renew a registration based upon the following conduct:
1. Conviction of a felony, or of a
				  misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or violation of or aid to another in
				  violating any provision of Chapter 35 (§
										54.1-3500 et seq.) of
				  Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, any other statute applicable to the
				  practice of qualified mental health professionals, or any provision of this
				  chapter;
2. Procuring, attempting
				  to procure, or maintaining a registration by fraud or
				  misrepresentation;
3. Conducting
				  one's practice in such a manner so as to make it a danger to the health and
				  welfare of one's clients or to the public, or if one is unable to practice with
				  reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness or abusive use of
				  alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material or as a
				  result of any mental or physical condition;
4. Violating or abetting another person in
				  the violation of any provision of any statute applicable to the practice of
				  qualified mental health professionals or any regulation in this
				  chapter;
5. Performance of
				  functions outside the board-registered area of competency;
6. Performance of an act likely to deceive,
				  defraud, or harm the public;
7.
				  Intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a
				  client;
8. Action taken against a
				  health or mental health license, certification, registration, or application in
				  Virginia or other jurisdiction;
9.
				  Failure to cooperate with an employee of the Department of Health Professions
				  in the conduct of an investigation; or
10. Failure to report evidence of child abuse
				  or neglect as required in §
										63.2-1509
				  of the Code of Virginia or elder abuse or neglect as required in §
										63.2-1606
				  of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-2400
						and
						54.1-3505
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Part IV - Standards of Practice, Disciplinary Action, and Reinstatement › Section 18VAC115-80-110 - Late renewal and reinstatement

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A. A person whose registration as a QMHP-A or
				  a QMHP-C has expired may renew it within one year after its expiration date by
				  paying the late renewal fee and the registration fee as prescribed in
				  18VAC115-80-20
				  for the year in which the registration was not renewed and by providing
				  documentation of completion of continuing education as prescribed in
				  18VAC115-80-80.
B. A person who fails to renew registration
				  as a QMHP-A or a QMHP-C after one year or more shall:
1. Apply for reinstatement;
2. Pay the reinstatement fee for a lapsed
				  registration; and
3. Submit
				  evidence of completion of 20 hours of continuing education consistent with
				  requirements of
				  18VAC115-80-80.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING › Chapter 80 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Form - FORMS (18VAC115-80)

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The following forms are available online only at
https://www.license.dhp.virginia.gov/apply/
:
Qualified Mental Health Profession-Adult, Application and
				  Instructions
Qualified Mental Health Profession-Child, Application and
				  Instructions
Supervised Trainee, Application and Instructions
Verification
				  of Supervised Experience for a Qualified Mental Health Professional-Adult
				  (QMHP-A) (rev. 11/2019)
Verification
				  of supervised experience for a Qualified Mental Health Professional-Child
				  (QMHP-C) (rev. 11/2019)
Verification
				  of Internship/Practicum for a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) (rev.
				  11/2019)
Reinstatement
				  Instructions for a Qualified Mental Health Professional-Adult (QMHP-A) (rev.
				  7/2020)
Reinstatement
				  Instructions for a Qualified Mental Health Professional-Child (QMHP-C) (rev.
				  7/2020)
Statutory Authority: §§
											54.1-2400
					 and
					 54.1-3505
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Section 18VAC120-11-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to promote public
					 involvement in the development, amendment or repeal of the regulations of the
					 Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. This chapter does not
					 apply to regulations, guidelines, or other documents exempted or excluded from
					 the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of
					 the Code of Virginia).
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-201, 54.1-831 and
						54.1-1802 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC120-11-30 - Notification list

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A. The agency shall
				  maintain a list of persons who have requested to be notified of regulatory
				  actions being pursued by the agency.
B. Any person may request to be placed on a
				  notification list by registering as a public user on the Town Hall or by making
				  a request to the agency. Any person who requests to be placed on a notification
				  list shall elect to be notified either by electronic means or through a postal
				  carrier.
C. The agency may maintain
				  additional lists for persons who have requested to be informed of specific
				  regulatory issues, proposals, or actions.
D. When electronic mail is returned as
				  undeliverable on multiple occasions at least 24 hours apart, that person may be
				  deleted from the list. A single undeliverable message is insufficient cause to
				  delete the person from the list.
E.
				  When mail delivered by a postal carrier is returned as undeliverable on
				  multiple occasions, that person may be deleted from the list.
F. The agency may periodically request those
				  persons on the notification list to indicate their desire to either continue to
				  be notified electronically, receive documents through a postal carrier, or be
				  deleted from the list.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-201, 54.1-831 and
						54.1-1802 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC120-11-40 - Information to be sent to persons on the notification list

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A. To persons
				  electing to receive electronic notification or notification through a postal
				  carrier as described in
				  18VAC120-11-30, the agency shall
				  send the following information:
1. A notice
				  of intended regulatory action (NOIRA).
2. A notice of the comment period on a
				  proposed, a reproposed, or a fast-track regulation and hyperlinks to, or
				  instructions on how to obtain, a copy of the regulation and any supporting
				  documents.
3. A notice soliciting
				  comment on a final regulation when the regulatory process has been extended
				  pursuant to § 2.2-4007.06 or 2.2-4013C of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC120-11-50 - Public comment

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A. In
				  considering any nonemergency, nonexempt regulatory action, the agency shall
				  afford interested persons an opportunity to (i) submit data, views, and
				  arguments, either orally or in writing, to the agency and (ii) be accompanied
				  by and represented by counsel or other representative. Such opportunity to
				  comment shall include an online public comment forum on the Town Hall.
1. To any requesting person, the agency shall
				  provide copies of the statement of basis, purpose, substance, and issues; the
				  economic impact analysis of the proposed or fast-track regulatory action; and
				  the agency's response to public comments received.
2. The agency may begin crafting a regulatory
				  action prior to or during any opportunities it provides to the public to submit
				  comments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC120-11-60 - Petition for rulemaking

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A. As
				  provided in § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, any person may petition
				  the agency to consider a regulatory action.
B. A petition shall include but is not
				  limited to the following information:
1. The
				  petitioner's name and contact information;
2. The substance and purpose of the
				  rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia
				  Administrative Code sections; and
3. Reference to the legal authority of the
				  agency to take the action requested.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC120-11-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

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A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.