CHAPTER 512

AN ACT to amend and reenact §§ 54-109 and 54-110 of the Code
of 1950, relating to clinical psychologists so as to provide
for examination, qualification, and renewal of licenses
thereof, and to appropriate funds.

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Approved April 7, 1950)

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 54-109 and 54-110 of the Code of 1950 be amended
and reenacted as follows:
54-109. Meetings of Board; examinations. — Regular
meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as
it prescribes, and special meetings may be held upon the call of
the chairman or any two members; but there shall be not less
than one regular meeting each year, at which meeting candi-
dates applying for certification shall be examined and their
qualifications determined. All examinations provided for in this
chapter shall be conducted by the Board or a majority thereof.
An examination shall be held at least once a year at such place
as the Board may designate; if, in the discretion of the Board,
more than one examination in any one year is necessary, 1 may
hold such other examinations at such time and place as it may
designate. The Board shall advertise in at least one daily paper
in each of the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria, Roanoke,
and Lynchburg, not less than sixty days prior to the date of
the examination, indicating where and when the examination
will be held. The fee for such examination shall be twenty-five
dollars and the scope and form of the examination shall le
within the discretion of the Board. All applicants shall have
completed filing all credentials. required by the Board with the
Secretary of the Board at least thirty days prior to the date of
such examination. .

The Board in its discretion may waive examination of a
candidate for certification if (1) the candidate holds the diploma
in clinical psychology of the American Board of Examiners in
Professional Psychology, or the certificate of this Board, or the
certificate of an Examining Board of some other State, District
or Territory of the United States, provided that the standards
of such other Board are deemed by a majority of the members
of this Board to be equivalent to the standards of this Board.

All funds collected under the provisions of this chapter
Shall be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of Virginia.

§ 54-110. Qualifications of Candidates.—A candidate for
certification as a certified clinical psychologist * shall in order
to be * certified meet the following requirements:

(1) Be of good moral character.

(2) Hold a doctorate in psychology from a college or uni-
versity accredited by a recognized regional accrediting agency
including graduate courses in clinical, experimental and physio-
logical psychology, psychotherapy, and statistics, or have had
other academic training or specialized experience which, in the
opinion of the Board, is equivalent thereto.

(3) Have had five years of actual experience in clinical
work, at least three years of which have been in an approved
mental hygiene unit, and at least one year of which has been
under the direct supervision of a certified clinical psychologist,
* or other experience which, in the opinion of the Board, is
equivalent thereto.
(4) * Demonstrate competence from a clinical standpoint,
as evidenced by passing such examination * or examinations as
the Board may deem necessary.

2. The funds paid into the State Treasury under the provisions
of these sections are appropriated to the Department of Profes-
sional and Occupational Registration for each year of the bien-
nium beginning July first, nineteen hundred fifty.

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