CHAPTER 201
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 March 12, 2013
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 14 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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