{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac115-50-30","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC115-50-30","heading":"Application for licensure as a marriage and family therapist by examination","body":"Every applicant for licensure by examination by the board shall:\n\n1. Meet the education and experience requirements prescribed in 18VAC115-50-50, 18VAC115-50-55, and 18VAC115-50-60;\n\n2. Meet the examination requirements prescribed in 18VAC115-50-70;\n\n3. Submit to the board office the following items:\n\na. A completed application;\n\nb. The application processing and initial licensure fee prescribed in 18VAC115-50-20;\n\nc. Documentation on the appropriate forms of the successful completion of the residency requirements of 18VAC115-50-60 along with documentation of the supervisor's out-of-state license where applicable;\n\nd. Official transcripts submitted from the appropriate institutions of higher education, verifying satisfactory completion of the education requirements set forth in 18VAC115-50-50 and 18VAC115-50-55. Previously submitted transcripts for board approval of a resident license do not have to be resubmitted unless additional coursework was subsequently obtained;\n\ne. Verification on a board-approved form of any mental health or health out-of-state license, certification, or registration ever held in another jurisdiction; and\n\nf. A current report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB); and\n\n4. Have no unresolved disciplinary action against a mental health or health professional license or certificate held in Virginia or in another jurisdiction. The board will consider history of disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 115. Board of Counseling","Chapter 50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency115/chapter50/section30/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:04Z","sha256":"5ed79f9e91c5d1b1d3afd63a2f8945b474f3a73aead265b8bbbbf2358df8c455","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac115-50-25","next":"us-va/18vac115-50-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}