Section 100. Annual renewal of licensure

Part IV. Licensure Renewal; Reinstatement

A. All licensees shall renew licenses on or before June 30 of each year.

B. Every license holder who intends to continue an active practice shall submit to the board on or before June 30 of each year:

1. A completed form for renewal of the license on which the licensee attests to compliance with the continuing competency requirements prescribed in this chapter; and

2. The renewal fee prescribed in 18VAC115-20-20.

C. A licensee who wishes to place his license in an inactive status may do so upon payment of the inactive renewal fee as established in 18VAC115-20-20. No person shall practice counseling in Virginia unless he holds a current active license. A licensee who has placed himself in inactive status may become active by fulfilling the reactivation requirements set forth in 18VAC115-20-110 C.

D. Licensees shall notify the board of a change in the address of record or the public address, if different from the address of record within 60 days. Failure to receive a renewal notice from the board shall not relieve the license holder from the renewal requirement.

E. Practice with an expired license is prohibited and may constitute grounds for disciplinary action.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR560-01-02 § 4.1, eff. July 6, 1988; amended, Volume 05, Issue 24, eff. September 27, 1989; Volume 07, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 09, Issue 25, eff. October 6, 1993; Volume 13, Issue 07, eff. January 22, 1997; Volume 16, Issue 13, eff. April 12, 2000; Volume 20, Issue 24, eff. September 8, 2004; Volume 25, Issue 22, eff. August 5, 2009; Volume 26, Issue 01, eff. October 14, 2009; Volume 30, Issue 19, eff. July 3, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.