Part I. General Provisions
18VAC115-70-10. Definitions.
"Applicant" means a person applying for registration as a peer recovery specialist.
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Counseling.
"DBHDS" means the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
"Mental health professional" means a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified and licensed in Virginia to provide counseling interventions designed to facilitate an individual's achievement of human development goals and remediate mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and associated distresses that interfere with mental health and development.
"Peer recovery specialist" means a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified in accordance with 12VAC35-250 to provide collaborative services to assist individuals in achieving sustained recovery from the effects of mental illness or addiction, or both.
"Registered peer recovery specialist" or "registrant" means a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified in accordance with 12VAC35-250 and registered by the board to provide collaborative services to assist individuals in achieving sustained recovery from the effects of mental illness or addiction, or both. A registered peer recovery specialist shall provide such services as an employee or independent contractor of DBHDS, a provider licensed by the DBHDS, a practitioner licensed by or holding a permit issued from the Department of Health Professions, or a facility licensed by the Department of Health.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 4, eff. November 13, 2019.
18VAC115-70-20. Fees required by the board.
A. The board has established the following fees applicable to the registration of peer recovery specialists:
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| Registration | $30 |
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| Renewal of registration | $30 |
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| Late renewal | $20 |
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| Reinstatement of a lapsed registration | $60 |
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| Duplicate certificate of registration | $10 |
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| Returned check or dishonored credit card or debit card | $50 |
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| Reinstatement following revocation or suspension | $500 |
B. Unless otherwise provided, fees established by the board shall not be refundable.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 4, eff. November 13, 2019; amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 1, eff. October 15, 2020.
18VAC115-70-30. Current name and address.
Each registrant shall furnish the board the registrant's current name and address of record. Any change of name or address of record, or public address if different from the address of record, shall be furnished to the board within 60 days of such change. It shall be the duty and responsibility of each registrant to inform the board of the registrant's current address.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 4, eff. November 13, 2019.