CHAPTER 27

An Act to amend and reenact § 54-102.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating
to meetings of the Virginia Board of Psychologists Examiners and
examination of candidates. CH 597

Approved February 15, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54-102.5 of the Code of Virginia be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 54-102.5. Meetings of Board; examination of candidates.—(a)
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
but there shall be no less than one regular meeting each year, at which
meeting candidates applying for licensing shall be examined and their
qualifications determined. If, in the discretion of the Board, more than one
examination in any one year is necessary, it may hold such other examina-
tion at such time and place as it may designate. All examinations provided
for in this chapter shall be conducted by the Board or a majority thereof.

(b) The fee for such examination shall be fifty dollars and the scope
and form of the examination shall lie within the discretion of the Board
but shall be limited to the fields of learning required of a psychologist in
the practice of his profession. 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 fee fixed herein
shall not be refundable.

(c) The Board in its discretion may waive examination of a candidate
for licensing by it if the candidate holds a diploma of the American Board
of Examiners in Professional Psychology, or holds a certificate or license 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
the members of this Board to be equivalent to the standards of this State
and like reciprocity is extended to holders of licenses issued by this Board.