Provider Qualifications now require a fully licensed provider or a Resident or Supervisee which would be someone that has applied for supervision through one of the licensing entities.  Previous language allowed someone with a certain degree and who was ‘working toward licensure’ to also qualify to provide mental health services.  This allowed providers to hire someone who was licensed in another state and use their talent upon hire while they worked through the licensing requirements.

 The two licensing bodies in Virginia can take some time to license someone and often ask someone who was licensed in another state and has practiced for years to take an additional course or two before granting licensure in Virginia.  This will create some barriers for providers to recruit and hire talent, especially providers located close to the border with other states.

 I would suggest you add language that allows for the time limited use of providers who hold licensure in other states.