Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING
Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
Part II - Requirements for Licensure as a Professional Counselor
Section 18VAC115-20-45 - Prerequisites for licensure by endorsement
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 115-20-45
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Every applicant for licensure by endorsement shall hold or have held a professional counselor license in another jurisdiction of the United States and shall submit the following:
1. A completed application;
2. The application processing fee and initial
licensure fee as prescribed in
18VAC115-20-20;
3. Verification of all mental health or
health professional licenses or certificates ever held in any other
jurisdiction. In order to qualify for endorsement the applicant shall have no
unresolved action against a license or certificate. The board will consider
history of disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis;
4. Documentation of having completed
education and experience requirements as specified in subsection B of this
section;
5. Verification of a
passing score on an examination required for counseling licensure in the
jurisdiction in which licensure was obtained;
6. A current report from the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB);
and
7. An affidavit of having read
and understood the regulations and laws governing the practice of professional
counseling in Virginia.
B. Every applicant for licensure by endorsement shall meet one of the following:
1. Educational requirements consistent with
those specified in
18VAC115-20-49 and
18VAC115-20-51 and experience
requirements consistent with those specified in
18VAC115-20-52;
2. If an applicant does not have educational
and experience credentials consistent with those required by this chapter, he
shall provide:
a. Documentation of education
and supervised experience that met the requirements of the jurisdiction in
which he was initially licensed as verified by an official transcript and a
certified copy of the original application materials; and
b. Evidence of post-licensure clinical
practice in counseling, as defined in § 54.1-3500 of the Code of Virginia,
for 24 of the last 60 months immediately preceding his licensure application in
Virginia. Clinical practice shall mean the rendering of direct clinical
counseling services or clinical supervision of counseling services;
or
3. In lieu of
transcripts verifying education and documentation verifying supervised
experience, the board may accept verification from the credentials registry of
the American Association of State Counseling Boards or any other
board-recognized entity.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
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