Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Safety and Health Codes Board intends to consider amending 16VAC25-60, Administrative Regulation for the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish procedures for the application of penalties for state and local government employers in accordance with § 40.1-2.1 of the Code of Virginia. The proposed amendments will allow Virginia Occupational Safety and Health to issue proposed penalties to state and local government employers for willful, repeat, and failure-to-abate violations, as well as serious violations that cause a fatal accident or are classified as "high gravity," (i.e., a violation that is classified as "high severity" and "high probability"). Violations that are classified as non-high gravity serious, and other-than-serious violations would not receive a penalty.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 40.1-2.1, 40.1-6, and 40.1-22 of the Code of Virginia; Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596).

Public Comment Deadline: December 28, 2016.

Agency Contact: John J. Crisanti, Policy and Planning Manager, Department of Labor and Industry, Main Street Centre, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-4300, FAX (804) 786-8418, or email john.crisanti@doli.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Pharmacy intends to consider amending 18VAC110-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy. The purpose of the proposed action is to consider amendments to the regulation in response to two petitions for rulemaking that were granted by the board. The proposed amendments (i) authorize a pharmacist, when deemed appropriate in his professional judgment and upon request by the patient, to dispense a quantity of a Schedule VI drug in excess of the specific quantity prescribed for a dispensing, not to exceed the total amount authorized in refills and (ii) authorize the use of an automated dispensing device in a nursing home for obtaining drugs that would be stocked in a stat-drug box and clarify the quantity of drugs in Schedules II through V that may be stocked in the device for this purpose. The board will consider the appropriateness of requiring a provider pharmacy to the nursing home to obtain a controlled substances registration at the location of the facility for the purpose of placing an automated dispensing device in the facility. The board's decisions regarding the petitions for rulemaking were published in 33:3 VA.R. 301 October 3, 2016.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 28, 2016.

Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4416, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Social Work intends to consider amending 18VAC140-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work. The purpose of the proposed action is to (i) amend the definition of clinical social work services to include psychosocial interventions and (ii) specify an amount of supervision that is required for a person who has not actively practiced and applies to reinstate or reactivate his license.

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

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

Public Comment Deadline: December 28, 2016.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4406, FAX (804) 527-4435, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Social Services intends to consider amending 22VAC40-201, Permanency Services - Prevention, Foster Care, Adoption and Independent Living, which encompasses the full range of services for prevention, foster care, adoption, and independent living services and provides local departments of social services with rules on the provision of child welfare services consistent with the Code of Virginia and federal law. The purpose of this action is to make the regulation consistent with federal laws and the Code of Virginia and to make any other changes the agency deems necessary after comments and review.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-900 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: December 28, 2016.

Agency Contact: Em Parente, Department of Social Services, 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7895, FAX (804) 726-7538, or email em.parente@dss.virginia.gov.