VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact §54.1-3503 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to Board of Counseling; confirmation of appointments by
General Assembly.
[H 1702]
Approved
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §54.1-3503 of the Code of Virginia is amended
and reenacted as follows:
§54.1-3503. Board of Counseling.
The Board of Counseling shall regulate the practice of
counseling, substance abuse treatment, and marriage and family therapy.
The Board shall consist of fourteen members to be appointed
by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Twelve
shall be professionals licensed in Virginia, who shall represent the various
specialties recognized in the profession, and two shall be citizen members. Of
the twelve 12 professional members, eight shall be professional
counselors, two shall be marriage and family therapists, and two shall be
licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners. The professional members of
the Board shall include two full-time faculty members engaged in teaching
counseling, substance abuse treatment or marriage and family therapy in an accredited
college or university in this Commonwealth, and two professional counselors
engaged in full-time private practice. However, the marriage and family
therapists initially appointed to the Board shall not be required to be
licensed, shall not be licensed by another board in the Department of Health
Professions, and shall be clinical members of the American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy. The licensed substance abuse treatment
practitioners initially appointed to the Board shall not be required to be
licensed, shall not be licensed by another board in the Department of Health
Professions, shall be active members of the Virginia Association of Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse Counselors and shall have a master's degree in substance abuse
or a substantially equivalent master's degree.
The terms of the members of the Board shall be four years.
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