TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF NURSING
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC90-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Loretta A. Wack.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend regulations for clinical practice of students to change the ratio of students to faculty from 10:1 to 8:1 while students are providing direct patient care. Current ratio is unsafe given the higher acuity levels of hospitalized patients.
Agency's Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition to amend the required ratio of students to faculty has been posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. It has also been filed with the Register of Regulations for publication on November 21, 2011. Comment on the petition from interested parties is requested until December 12, 2011. Following receipt of all comments on the petition, the request will be considered by the Board of Nursing at its meeting on January 24, 2012, to decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language.
Public Comment Deadline: December 12, 2011.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R12-12; Filed October 27, 2011, 11:38 a.m.
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC110-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Jeffrey Blessing.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Based on new findings and national trend towards legalization for medical use, the request is to reschedule Tetrahydro-cannibol from Schedule I to Schedule II.
Agency's Plan for Disposition of Request: The board will request comment on the petition from November 21, 2011, to December 12, 2011. It will consider the petition and comment at its next meeting scheduled for December 14, 2011.
Public Comment Deadline: December 12, 2011.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R12-11; Filed October 25, 2011, 9:45 a.m.