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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368839</law_id><section_number>54.1-3506.2</section_number><catch_line>Licensure exemption</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="16" identifier="35">Professional Counseling</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall recognize the National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered by the National <span class="dictionary">Board</span> for Certified Counselors as a valid examination to meet the qualifications for licensure as a <span class="dictionary">professional counselor</span> in the Commonwealth. The <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">party</span>.</p></section></text><history>2024, c. 443.</history><metadata><court_decisions></court_decisions></metadata></law>
