TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF NURSING

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation:18VAC90-19. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing.

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

Name of Petitioner: Zenaida Laxa.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC90-19-130 to change the requirement for an applicant from another country to use the designation of "foreign nurse graduate" on a nametag to the designation of "RN Applicant."

Agency Decision: Request granted.

Statement of Reason for Decision: The board adopted an amendment to 18VAC90-19-130 to change the nametag requirement from "foreign nurse graduate" to "RN applicant."

Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, R.N., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4520, or email jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R20-16 Filed January 28, 2020, 2:24 p.m.