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Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 087 : Speech-Language Pathologists
Subchapter 001 : VERMONT SINGLE-STATE LICENSE
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 4456)-
§ 4456. Director duties
(a) The Director shall administer the application and renewal process for all licensees under this chapter, and shall:
(1) provide information to applicants for licensure under this chapter;
(2) administer fees collected under this chapter;
(3) explain appeal procedures to licensees and applicants and explain complaint procedures to the public;
(4) explain sanctions, including license revocation and suspension, that may be imposed in disciplinary cases, the criteria by which sanctions are selected, and procedures for reinstatement where appropriate;
(5) receive applications for licensure, grant licensure under this chapter, renew licenses, and deny, revoke, suspend, reinstate, or condition licenses as directed by an administrative law officer;
(6) with the advice of the advisor appointees, adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter, which may include rules providing for the issuance of a restricted, provisional license to a person in the process of completing the postgraduate professional training required by subdivision 4457(3) of this chapter;
(7) prepare and maintain a registry of licensed speech-language pathologists; and
(8) issue to each person licensed a certificate of licensure that shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the person to whom it is issued to practice as a licensed speech-language pathologist, subject to the conditions and limitations of this chapter.
(b) [Repealed.] (Added 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 45, eff. July 1, 2003; amended 2005, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. July 1, 2007; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 278, eff. Feb. 14, 2014; 2015, No. 38, § 39, eff. Sept. 1, 2015; 2017, No. 48, § 32.)
