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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368883</law_id><section_number>54.1-3706</section_number><catch_line>License required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="18" identifier="37">Social Work</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">Social Work</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In <span class="dictionary">order</span> to engage in the <span class="dictionary">practice of social work</span>, it shall be necessary to hold a license.</p></section></text><history>1979, c. 408, &#xA7; 54-943.1; 1988, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
