Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Education intends to consider amending 8VAC20-23, Licensure Regulations for School Personnel. The purpose of the proposed action is to include instruction in cultural competency for initial licensure and renewal of a license to conform to Chapters 23 and 24 of the 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298, 22.1-299, and 22.1-305.2 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Maggie Clemmons, Director of Licensure and School Leadership, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-2471, or email maggie.clemmons@doe.virginia.gov.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Nursing intends to consider promulgating 18VAC90-70, Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Certified Midwives. The purpose of the proposed action is to adopt a new regulation for midwives with requirements similar to other licensed professions for a fee structure, renewal or reinstatement, continuing competency, and standards of practice to conform to Chapters 200 and 201 of the 2021 General Assembly, Special Session I, which requires the Boards of Nursing and Medicine to promulgate regulations governing the practice of licensed certified midwives. Section 54.1-2957.04 of the Code of Virginia specifies the credential that will be considered as qualification for licensure and renewal, the requirement for a practice agreement, and the prescriptive authority for the profession.

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

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957.04 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, R.N., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4520, FAX (804) 527-4455, or email jay.douglas@dhp.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 amend 18VAC110-20-460 and 18VAC110-20-490 to allow a pharmacist at a central distribution company to verify Schedule VI drugs to be placed in an automated dispensing device (ADD) prior to delivery to the receiving hospital and to allow pharmacy technicians at the hospital to load the drugs directly into the ADD without further verification by a pharmacist at the hospital. The intended rulemaking is a result of a petition for rulemaking.

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: February 16, 2022.

Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4456, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.