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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 301<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":368852,"section_number":"54.1-3516","catch_line":"Art therapist and art therapy associate; licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3516\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1470967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368853,"identifier":"54.1-3517","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/3\/54.1-3517","url":"\/54.1-3517\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3517\/","token":"54.1\/III\/35\/3\/54.1-3517","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advisory Board on Art Therapy; membership; terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3517","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Advisory Board<\/span> on Art Therapy<\/span> (the Advisory Board<\/span>) is hereby established to assist the Board<\/span> in formulating regulations related to the practice of art therapy<\/span>. The Advisory Board<\/span> shall also assist in such other matters relating to the practice of art therapy<\/span> as the Board<\/span> may require. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Advisory Board<\/span> shall have a total membership of five nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: three members shall be licensed art therapists<\/span>, one member shall be a licensed health care provider other than an art therapist<\/span>, and one member shall be a citizen at large. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be appointed for a term of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVISORY BOARD ON ART THERAPY; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS (\u00a7 54.1-3517)\n\nA. The Advisory Board on Art Therapy (the Advisory Board) is hereby established\nto assist the Board in formulating regulations related to the practice of art\ntherapy. The Advisory Board shall also assist in such other matters relating to\nthe practice of art therapy as the Board may require.\n\nB. The Advisory Board shall have a total membership of five nonlegislative\ncitizen members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: three members shall\nbe licensed art therapists, one member shall be a licensed health care provider\nother than an art therapist, and one member shall be a citizen at large.\n\nC. After the initial staggering of terms, members shall be appointed for a term\nof four years. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a\nterm, shall be for the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However,\nno member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder\nof any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not\nconstitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for\nreappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointments.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 301.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}