Section 54.1-3605 - Powers and duties of the BoardIn addition to the powers granted in other provisions of this title, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties:
1. To cooperate with and maintain a close liaison with other professional boards and the community to ensure that regulatory systems stay abreast of community and professional needs.2. To conduct inspections to ensure that licensees conduct their practices in a competent manner and in conformance with the relevant regulations.3. To designate specialties within the profession.4. To issue a temporary license for such periods as the Board may prescribe to practice psychology to persons who are engaged in a residency or pursuant to subdivision 7 of § 54.1-3601. 5. To promulgate regulations for the voluntary certification of licensees as sex offender treatment providers.6. To administer the mandatory certification of sex offender treatment providers for those professionals who are otherwise exempt from licensure under subdivision 4 of §§ 54.1-3501, 54.1-3601 or § 54.1-3701 and to promulgate regulations governing such mandatory certification. The regulations shall include provisions for fees for application processing, certification qualifications, certification issuance and renewal and disciplinary action.7. To promulgate regulations establishing the requirements for licensure of clinical psychologists that shall include appropriate emphasis in the diagnosis and treatment of persons with moderate and severe mental disorders.1976, c. 608, §§ 54-929, 54-931; 1983, c. 115; 1986, cc. 64, 100, 464; 1988, c. 765; 1993, c. 767; 1994, c. 778; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 1997, c. 556; 1999, c. 630; 2001, cc. 186, 198; 2004, c. 11.Amended by Acts 2004, § c. 11.Amended by Acts 2001, § cc. 186, 198.Amended by Acts 1999, § c. 630.Amended by Acts 1997, § c. 556.Amended by Acts 1996, § cc. 937, 980.Amended by Acts 1994, § c. 778.Amended by Acts 1993, § c. 767.Amended by Acts 1988, § c. 765.Amended by Acts 1986, § cc. 64, 100, 464.Amended by Acts 1983, § c. 115.Amended by Acts 1976, § c. 608, 54-929, 54-931.