Bill Text: VA SB762 | 2018 | Regular Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: BHDS, State Board of; definition of "licensed mental health professional."

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0572) [SB762 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-SB762-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 572
An Act to require the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend the definition of "licensed mental health professional."
[S 762]
Approved March 30, 2018

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall amend regulations governing licensure of providers of behavioral health services to include behavior analysts in the definition of "licensed mental health professional."

2. That the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act to be effective within 280 days of its enactment.

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