{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac115-60-90","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC115-60-90","heading":"General examination requirements","body":"A. Every applicant for licensure as a substance abuse treatment practitioner by examination shall pass a written examination as prescribed by the board.\n\nB. Every applicant for licensure as a substance abuse treatment practitioner by endorsement shall have passed a substance abuse examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the Virginia examination.\n\nC. The examination is waived for an applicant who holds a current and unrestricted license as a professional counselor issued by the board.\n\nD. The board shall establish a passing score on the written examination.\n\nE. A resident shall remain in a residency practicing under supervision until the resident has passed the licensure examination and been granted a license as a substance abuse treatment practitioner.","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 III. Examinations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency115/chapter60/section90/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:04Z","sha256":"fa689c8f6ccc8b1b7ba8b3daa307503c0d543920b7c70ec2ebcfffc0eb8fd48a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac115-60-80","next":"us-va/18vac115-60-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}