Part III. Examinations
18VAC115-60-90. General examination requirements; time limits.
A. Every applicant for licensure as a substance abuse treatment practitioner by examination shall pass a written examination as prescribed by the board. Such applicant is required to pass the prescribed examination within six years from the date of initial issuance of a resident license by the board.
B. Every applicant for licensure as a substance abuse treatment practitioner by endorsement shall have passed a substance abuse examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the Virginia examination.
C. The examination is waived for an applicant who holds a current and unrestricted license as a professional counselor issued by the board.
D. The board shall establish a passing score on the written examination.
E. A resident shall remain in a residency practicing under supervision until the resident has passed the licensure examination and been granted a license as a substance abuse treatment practitioner.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 7, eff. January 19, 2000; amended, Volume 26, Issue 1, eff. October 14, 2009; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 24, 2016; Volume 37, Issue 20, eff. June 23, 2021.
18VAC115-60-100. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 7, eff. January 19, 2000; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 1, eff. October 14, 2009.