54.1-3513 - Restriction of practice; use of titles. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-3513. Restriction of practice; use of titles.

A. No person, other than a person licensed by the Boards of Counseling;Medicine; Nursing; Optometry; Psychology; or Social Work, shall hold himselfout as a provider of rehabilitation services or use the title"rehabilitation provider" or a similar title or any abbreviation thereofunless he holds a valid certificate under this article.

B. Subsection A shall not apply to employees or independent contractors ofthe Commonwealth's agencies and sheltered workshops providing vocationalrehabilitation services, under the following circumstances: (i) suchemployees or independent contractors are not providing vocationalrehabilitation services under § 65.2-603 or (ii) such employees are providingvocational rehabilitation services under § 65.2-603 as well as other programsand are certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification(CRCC) as certified rehabilitation counselors (CRC) or by the Commission onCertification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists(CCWAVES) as Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialists (CVE).

(1994, c. 558; 2000, c. 473; 2004, c. 271.)