Virginia Law

The board may revoke, suspend, restrict, or decline to issue or renew a registration based upon the following conduct:

1. Conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or violation of or aid to another in violating any provision of Chapter 35 (§ 54.1-3500 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, any other statute applicable to the practice of behavioral health technicians, or any provision of this chapter;

2. Procuring, attempting to procure, or maintaining a registration by fraud or misrepresentation;

3. Conducting practice in such a manner so as to make it a danger to the health or welfare of clients or to the public, or lacking ability to conduct practice with reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness or abusive use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material or as a result of any mental or physical condition;

4. Violating or abetting another person in the violation of any provision of any statute applicable to the practice of behavioral health technicians or behavioral health technician assistants, or of this chapter;

5. Performance of an act likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

6. Intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a client;

7. Action taken against a health or mental health license, certification, registration, or application in Virginia or other jurisdiction;

8. Failure to cooperate with an employee of the Department of Health Professions in the conduct of an investigation; or

9. Failure to report evidence of child abuse or neglect as required in § 63.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia or elder abuse or neglect as required in § 63.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia.