Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Medicine intends to consider amending 18VAC85-80, Regulations for Licensure of Occupational Therapists. Chapter 242 of the 2021 Acts of the Assembly, Special Session I mandates membership of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Occupational Therapy Interjurisdictional Compact and requires the board to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions. The purpose of the proposed action is to add definitions consistent with the compact, set the fee for a compact privilege to practice in Virginia, and specify that renewal of the privilege is based on adherence to compact rules for continued competency.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4558, FAX (804) 527-4429, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.