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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 115. Board of Counseling
Chapter 100. Regulations Governing the Practice of Behavioral Health Technicians and Behavioral Health Technician Assistants
5/9/2025

18VAC115-100-10. Definitions.

A. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them in § 54.1-3500 of the Code of Virginia:

"Behavioral health technician"

"Behavioral health technician assistant"

"Board"

B. The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"DBHDS" means the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

"NPDB" means the National Practitioner Data Bank.

"Supervision" means the ongoing process performed by a supervisor who monitors the performance of the person supervised.

"Supervisor" means an individual who assumes responsibility for the activities of a person under supervision and who provides supervision consistent with the training and experience of both the supervisor and the person under supervision and with the type of services being provided.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-3500, 54.1-3518, and 54.1-3519 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 17, eff. May 8, 2025.

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