PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
TITLE 12. HEALTH
STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 12VAC35-105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
Statutory Authority: § 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: R. C. Carter.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To develop a new regulation requiring providers to (i) obtain verification from the Virginia Employment Commission required under the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act, § 60.2-212 C of the Code of Virginia and (ii) submit an SS-8 Form to the Internal Revenue Service.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services will consider this petition at the next scheduled meeting after the close of the public comment period, on October 9, 2019, at Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia.
Public Comment Deadline: September 22, 2019.
Agency Contact: Ruth Anne Walker, Director of Regulatory Affairs, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Jefferson Building, 1220 Bank Street, 11th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2252, or email ruthanne.walker@dbhds.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R20-01; Filed August 14, 2019, 9:33 a.m.
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TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC30-21. Regulations Governing Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Catherine Satterfield.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To recognize health care organizations accredited by DNV-GL Healthcare for approval of continuing education.
Agency Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on July 30, 2019, the board voted to amend 18VAC30-21-100 by a fast-track rulemaking action.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, 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. R19-29; Filed August 1, 2019, 3:59 p.m.