General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 26 “Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology”, which is part of Subtitle III “Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions”, which is part of Title 54.1 “Professions and Occupations”. It contains 6 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 6 sections.

§ 54.1-2600	Definitions
§ 54.1-2601	Exemptions
§ 54.1-2602	Board membership; officers; duties of Director of Department
§ 54.1-2603	License required
§ 54.1-2604	Provisional license in audiology or speech-language pathology
§ 54.1-2605	(Repealed effective July 1, 2027) Practice of assistant speech-language pathologists.