Any person licensed, certified, or registered by the Board and operating in a nonhospital setting shall post a copy of his license, certification, or registration in a conspicuous place. The posting shall also provide clients with (i) the number of the toll-free complaint line at the Department of Health Professions, (ii) the website address of the Department for the purposes of accessing the licensee's, certificate holder's, or registrant's record, and (iii) notice of the client's right to report to the Department if he believes the licensee, certificate holder, or registrant may have engaged in unethical, fraudulent, or unprofessional conduct. If the licensee, certificate holder, or registrant does not operate in a central location at which clients visit, he or his employer shall provide such information on a disclosure form signed by the client and maintained in the client's record.
2015, c. 530; 2017, cc. 418, 426.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 35 - Professional Counseling
§ 54.1-3501. Exemption from requirements of licensure
§ 54.1-3502. Administration or prescription of drugs not permitted
§ 54.1-3503. Board of Counseling
§ 54.1-3505. Specific powers and duties of the Board
§ 54.1-3505.1. Continued competency requirements
§ 54.1-3506.1. Client notification
§ 54.1-3509. Continued certification of certain certified substance abuse counselors
§ 54.1-3513. Restriction of practice; use of titles
§ 54.1-3514. Certification of existing providers
§ 54.1-3516. Art therapist and art therapy associate; licensure
§ 54.1-3517. Advisory Board on Art Therapy; membership; terms