Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners

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This is Article 1.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners.” It is part of Chapter 35 “Professional Counseling”, 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.

§ 54.1-3507	Scope of practice of and qualifications for licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners
§ 54.1-3507.1	Scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications of certified substance abuse counselors
§ 54.1-3507.2	Scope of practice, supervision, and qualifications of certified substance abuse counseling assistants
§ 54.1-3507.3	Use of titles
§ 54.1-3508	Licensure of certain persons possessing substantially equivalent qualifications, education or experience
§ 54.1-3509	Continued certification of certain certified substance abuse counselors