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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The Board may refuse to issue a license to any applicant; suspend, for a stated period or indefinitely, or revoke any license; or censure or reprimand any licensee or place such person on probation for such time as it may designate for any of the following causes:
1. Obtaining a license through fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
2. Being convicted of any felony or being convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude;
3. Using alcohol or drugs to the extent that such use renders the person unsafe to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant;
4. Any unprofessional conduct likely to defraud or to deceive the public or patients;
5. Practicing in an intentional or negligent manner that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients;
6. Assisting persons whom he knew or had reason to believe were unlicensed to practice as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathologist assistant;
7. Violating, assisting, or inducing others to violate any provision of this article or any Board regulation;
8. Conducting his practice in a manner contrary to the standards of ethics of a speech-language pathologist assistant;
9. Practicing or causing others to practice in a manner that is dangerous to the health and welfare of his patients or to the public;
10. Practicing outside the scope of the speech-language pathologist assistant's education, training, and experience; or
11. Receiving a revocation, suspension, or restriction of a license to practice as a speech-language pathologist assistant in another state, possession, or territory of the United States or foreign country.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 54.1. Professions and Occupations § 54.1-2623. Revocation or suspension; other sanctions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-54-1-professions-and-occupations/va-code-sect-54-1-2623/
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