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: American Academy of Dental Hygiene.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC60-20-50 by adding the American Academy of Dental Hygiene to the list of approved sponsors for continuing education.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on December 31, 2012, in the Virginia Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending January 25, 2013. The request to amend regulations and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the board at its meeting scheduled for March 8, 2013.
Public Comment Deadline: January 25, 2013.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, FAX (804) 527-4434, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R13-13; Filed November 29, 2012, 10:08 a.m.
Agency Decision
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 for BLS training.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The petition was considered by the board at its meeting on December 7, 2012. Since the board does not have the time and resources to properly evaluate each potential provider of continuing education, it has relied on those nationally recognized organizations listed in 18VAC60-20-50 of its regulations. If the petitioner's business offered courses under the auspices of one or more such organizations, the continuing education hours would be acceptable. Therefore, the board declined to initiate a rulemaking process and voted to retain 18VAC60-20-50 as currently written.
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 December 10, 2012, 2:38 p.m.