Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 115 - BOARD OF COUNSELING
Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
Part V - Standards of Practice; Unprofessional Conduct; Disciplinary Actions; Reinstatement
Section 18VAC115-20-140 - Grounds for revocation, suspension, probation, reprimand, censure, or denial of renewal of license
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 115-20-140
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Action by the board to revoke, suspend, deny issuance or renewal of a license, or take disciplinary action may be taken in accordance with the following:
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
professional counseling, or any provision of this chapter;
2. Procurement of a license, including
submission of an application or supervisory forms, by fraud or
misrepresentation;
3. Conducting
one's practice in such a manner as to make it a danger to the health and
welfare of one's clients or to the public, or if one is unable to practice
counseling with reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness,
abusive use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or other type of material
or result of any mental or physical condition;
4. Intentional or negligent conduct that
causes or is likely to cause injury to a client or clients;
5. Performance of functions outside the
demonstrable areas of competency;
6. Failure to comply with the continued
competency requirements set forth in this chapter;
7. Violating or abetting another person in
the violation of any provision of any statute applicable to the practice of
counseling, or any part or portion of this chapter; or
8. Performance of an act likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public.
B. Following the revocation or suspension of a license, the licensee may petition the board for reinstatement upon good cause shown or as a result of substantial new evidence having been obtained that would alter the determination reached.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
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