PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
Vol. 29 Iss. 1 - September 10, 2012

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-20. Regulations Governing Dental Practice.

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

Name of Petitioner: Tabitha McGlaughlin.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC60-20-50, Requirements for continuing education, to include Ursus Lifesavers and Aquatics as approved providers or BLS training.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on September 10, 2012, in the Virginia Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at http://www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment until October 10, 2012. The request to amend regulations and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the board at its meeting scheduled for December 7, 2012.

Public Comment Deadline: October 10, 2012.

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. R13-01, Filed August 10, 2012, 2:03 p.m.

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathy, Podiatry, and Chiropractic.

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

Name of Petitioner: David Weitzman, M.D.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend requirements for licensure for persons who have been duly licensed in another state and have practiced a set number of years to gain unrestricted licensure by reciprocity or other such pathways.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Virginia Register of Regulations and will be published on September 10, 2012, and posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at http://www.townhall.virginia.gov. Comment on the petition will be received until October 5, 2012. Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the board will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will be on the board's agenda for its meeting on October 25, 2012.

Public Comment Deadline: October 5, 2012.

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. R13-02, Filed August 21, 2012, 9:25 a.m.