{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac115-60-40","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC115-60-40","heading":"Application for licensure by examination","body":"Every applicant for licensure by examination by the board shall:\n\n1. Meet the degree program, coursework, and experience requirements prescribed in 18VAC115-60-60, 18VAC115-60-70, and 18VAC115-60-80;\n\n2. Pass the examination required for initial licensure as prescribed in 18VAC115-60-90;\n\n3. Submit the following items to the board:\n\na. A completed application;\n\nb. Official transcripts documenting the applicant's completion of the degree program and coursework requirements prescribed in 18VAC115-60-60 and 18VAC115-60-70. Transcripts previously submitted for board approval of a resident license do not have to be resubmitted unless additional coursework was subsequently obtained;\n\nc. Verification of supervision forms documenting fulfillment of the residency requirements of 18VAC115-60-80 and copies of all required evaluation forms, including verification of current licensure of the supervisor of any portion of the residency occurred in another jurisdiction;\n\nd. Documentation of any other mental health or health professional license or certificate ever held in another jurisdiction;\n\ne. The application processing and initial licensure fee as prescribed in 18VAC115-60-20; 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 60. Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners","Part II. Requirements for Licensure as a Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency115/chapter60/section40/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:04Z","sha256":"6323e85353c5a8b2cfde4fc2d14085662c053e42ad90da3f8da05f2a8f4f727b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac115-60-30","next":"us-va/18vac115-60-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}