Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Nursing intends to consider amending 18VAC90-30, Regulations Governing the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners. Consistent with provisions of Chapter 390 of the 2017 Acts of Assembly, laser hair removal must be performed by a "properly trained person" who is a licensee or a "properly trained person under the direction and supervision" of a doctor, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide a regulatory framework for "direction and supervision" so that the laser hair technician, the supervising practitioner, and the public will understand the scope of responsibility for such direction and supervision.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 1, 2017.

Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, R.N., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4520, FAX (804) 527-4455, or email jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov.