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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 443<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1470909,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368839,"identifier":"54.1-3506.2","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1\/54.1-3506.2","url":"\/54.1-3506.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3506.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/1\/54.1-3506.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure exemption","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3506.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall recognize the National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered by the National Board<\/span> for Certified Counselors as a valid examination to meet the qualifications for licensure as a professional counselor<\/span> in the Commonwealth. The Board<\/span> shall incorporate the NCE into its licensure regulations and procedures, provided that such recognition does not conflict with the requirements set forth in any interstate compacts or agreements to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSURE EXEMPTION (\u00a7 54.1-3506.2)\n\nThe Board shall recognize the National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered\nby the National Board for Certified Counselors as a valid examination to meet\nthe qualifications for licensure as a professional counselor in the\nCommonwealth. The Board shall incorporate the NCE into its licensure regulations\nand procedures, provided that such recognition does not conflict with the\nrequirements set forth in any interstate compacts or agreements to which the\nCommonwealth is a party.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 443.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}