NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION
Vol. 39 Iss. 26 - August 14, 2023

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
Chapter 20
Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators intends to consider amending 18VAC95-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing Home Administrators, and 18VAC95-30, Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators. The purpose of the proposed action is to comply with Executive Order 19 (2022), which requires all executive agencies to reduce regulatory requirements by 25%. The changes being considered in this action include the following: (i) create a pathway for inactive licensure for nursing home administrators and assisted living facility administrators; (ii) update continuing education requirements to reduce unnecessary requirements, including a consideration of potential reduction of hours; (iii) eliminate requirements for attestations of compliance with existing laws from application and renewal requirements; (iv) remove requirements for all documents in an application for licensure to be submitted at the same time; and (v) remove requirements to obtain new preceptors within 60 days upon interruption of a preceptor program.

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: September 13, 2023.

Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4595, FAX (804) 527-4413, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R23-7641; Filed July 21, 2023