TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC140-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work.

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

Name of Petitioner: Darryl McCarroll.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amendments to 18VAC140-20-45, Requirements for licensure by endorsement, to accept experience in another jurisdiction.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Registrar of Regulations and will be published on January 17, 2022, with comment accepted through February 16, 2022. The petition is also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.viginia.gov.

The petition and any comment will be considered by the board at its next meeting following the close of comment. The board will be informed the petitioner of its decision following that meeting.

Public Comment Deadline: February 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4441, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR22-15; Filed December 22, 2021, 11:34 a.m.