Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians intends to consider amending 18VAC80-20, Hearing Aid Specialists Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to adjust hearing aid specialist licensing fees based on projected revenues and expenses to meet the requirements of § 54.1-113 of the Code of Virginia while being the least burdensome to the licensee population. The board must establish fees adequate to support the costs of board operations and a proportionate share of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation operations. By the close of the next biennium, current fees will not provide adequate revenue for those costs, and the board has no other source of revenue from which to fund its operations.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 19, 2020.

Agency Contact: Stephen Kirschner, Executive Director, Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8590 or email hearingaidspec@dpor.virginia.gov.