{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2623","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2623","heading":"(Effective July 1, 2027) Revocation or suspension; other sanctions","body":"The Board may refuse to issue a license to any applicant; suspend, for a stated period or indefinitely, or revoke any license; or censure or reprimand any licensee or place such person on probation for such time as it may designate for any of the following causes:1. Obtaining a license through fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;2. Being convicted of any felony or being convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;3. Using alcohol or drugs to the extent that such use renders the person unsafe to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant;4. Any unprofessional conduct likely to defraud or to deceive the public or patients;5. Practicing in an intentional or negligent manner that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients;6. Assisting persons whom he knew or had reason to believe were unlicensed to practice as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathologist assistant;7. Violating, assisting, or inducing others to violate any provision of this article or any Board regulation;8. Conducting his practice in a manner contrary to the standards of ethics of a speech-language pathologist assistant;9. Practicing or causing others to practice in a manner that is dangerous to the health and welfare of his patients or to the public;10. Practicing outside the scope of the speech-language pathologist assistant's education, training, and experience; or11. Receiving a revocation, suspension, or restriction of a license to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant in another state, possession, or territory of the United States or foreign country.2025, c. 649.","path":["Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations","Subtitle III. Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions","Chapter 26. Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology","Article 3. Licensure of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2623/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"ecde7db89ef87773cfc12648c5037ee392ddcafdbde463ec4ff288a43e1c6a45","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2622","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2624"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}