Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 3 Sec. 122

  • board: refers to the boards, commissions, and professions listed in section 122 of this subchapter and, in the case of disciplinary matters or denials of licensure, either an administrative law officer appointed under subsection 129(j) of this subchapter or the Director in advisor professions. See
  • Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
  • real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein, and pews or slips in places of public worship shall be treated as real estate. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 122. Office of Professional Regulation

The Office of Professional Regulation is created within the Office of the Secretary of State. The Office shall have a director who shall be qualified by education and professional experience to perform the duties of the position. The Director of the Office of Professional Regulation shall be a classified position with the Office of the Secretary of State. The following boards or professions are attached to the Office of Professional Regulation:

(1) Board of Architects

(2) Barbers and Cosmetologists

(3) Board of Chiropractic

(4) Board of Allied Mental Health Practitioners

(5) Board of Dental Examiners

(6) Funeral Service

(7) Board of Professional Engineering

(8) Board of Land Surveyors

(9) [Repealed.]

(10) Board of Nursing

(11) Nursing Home Administrators

(12) Opticians

(13) Board of Optometry

(14) Board of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

(15) Board of Pharmacy

(16) Physical Therapists

(17) Radiologic Technology

(18) Private Investigative and Security Services

(19) Board of Public Accountancy

(20) Board of Veterinary Medicine

(21) Motor Vehicle Racing

(22) Boxing

(23) Board of Psychological Examiners

(24) Real Estate Commission

(25) Clinical Social Workers

(26) Acupuncturists

(27) Tattooists and Body Piercers

(28) Audiologists and Hearing Aid Dispensers

(29) Real Estate Appraisers

(30) Auctioneers

(31) Occupational Therapists

(32) Dietitians

(33) Respiratory Care Practitioners

(34) Psychoanalysts

(35) Foresters

(36) [Repealed.]

(37) Naturopathic Physicians

(38) Athletic Trainers

(39) Midwifery

(40) Electrology

(41) Speech-Language Pathologists

(42) Landscape Architects

(43) Property Inspectors

(44) Applied Behavior Analysts

(45) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

(46) Potable Water Supply and Wastewater System Designers

(47) Pollution Abatement Facility Operators

(48) Notaries Public

(49) Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers, and Touch Professionals

(50) Well Drillers

(51) Residential Contractors (Added 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 264 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 61; 1991, No. 236 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1993, No. 102, § 2; 1993, No. 103, § 2; 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 1995, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1995, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1997, No. 40, § 76; 1997, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 52; 2001, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2001, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 49, eff. July 1, 2003; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 38, § 45, eff. July 1, 2016; 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2016; 2015, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2015, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2019, No. 30, § 2; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; 2019, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. April 1, 2021; 2021, No. 69, § 1, eff. June 8, 2021; 2021, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. July 1, 2022.)