Virginia.

Virginia Agency: Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH)
Advisory Board: VDDHH Advisory Board
Note: There are currently no licensing requirements in Virginia.
Registration with the VDDHH is required in order to work for state agencies.

Number of Advisory Board Members: 9

Term Limits:

Four-year terms: no more than two (2) consecutive terms, except that a person appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two (2) additional successive four-year terms. Composition:

Nine (9) members appointed by the Governor.

• Four (4) members who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Four (4) members who are professionals in related fields.
• One (1) member who is a parent of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing.

No licensure.

Written test: $20
Performance test: $80

• Certification from any national organization whose certification process has been recognized by the Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. OR
• Current screening level awarded by the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening Program of the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
OR
• A screening level or recognized evaluation from any other state when the credentials meet the minimum requirements of Virginia Quality Assurance Screening and the credentials are valid and current in the state issued.

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Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: http://www.vddhh.org/Default.htm