Bill Text: VA SB1325 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Professional counselors, etc.; Board of Counseling to establish specified fees for licensure, etc.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2013-04-03 - Senate sustained Governor's veto [SB1325 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2013-SB1325-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. §1. That the Board of Counseling shall establish fees for the licensure and certification of professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, substance abuse treatment practitioners, substance abuse counselors, substance abuse counseling assistants, and rehabilitation providers as follows: For an initial license as a professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or substance abuse treatment practitioner, a fee of $190; For renewal of a current, active license as a professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or substance abuse treatment practitioner, a fee of $150; For renewal of a current, inactive license as a professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or substance abuse treatment practitioner, a fee of $80; For reinstatement as a licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, or substance abuse treatment practitioner, a fee of $245; For an initial certificate as a substance abuse counselor, rehabilitation provider, or substance abuse counseling assistant, a fee of $120; For renewal of a current, active certificate as a substance abuse counselor or rehabilitation provider, a fee of $80; For reinstatement as a certified substance abuse counselor or rehabilitation provider, a fee of $150; For renewal of a certificate as a substance abuse counseling assistant, a fee of $65; For registration as a marriage and family therapy resident, a fee of $105; For the registration of supervision, a fee of $80; For the registration of a change of supervisor or addition of a supervisor, a fee of $40; and For registration as a postgraduate trainee, a fee of $105. Such fees shall also include the following: For late application for an initial license or renewal of a license, a late fee of $50; For late application for an initial certificate or renewal of a certificate, a late fee of $25; For a duplicate wall certificate, a fee of $25; For a duplicate license, a fee of $15; and For a returned check, a fee of $35. 2. That after July 1, 2015, any increase or decrease in the fees of the Board of Counseling shall be governed by §54.1-113 and the Administrative Process Act. 3. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage. |