PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
Pursuant to § 2.2-4002.1 of the Code of Virginia, a certified guidance document is subject to a 30-day public comment period after publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations and prior to the guidance document's effective date. During the public comment period, comments may be made through the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or sent to the agency contact. Under subsection C of § 2.2-4002.1, the effective date of the guidance document may be delayed for an additional period. The guidance document may also be withdrawn.
The following guidance documents have been submitted for publication by the listed agencies for a public comment period. Online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a guidance document to access it. Guidance documents are also available on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or from the agency contact or may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Titles of Documents: Guidelines for Accreditation of Educational Institutions.
Virginia Board of Accountancy Policy #9 - Inactive Status Procedure for Approval/Denial/Appeal.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Vasa Clarke, Regulatory Coordinator, Board of Accountancy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 402, Henrico, VA 23233, or email vasa.clarke@boa.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
BOARD OF COUNSELING
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
BOARD OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
BOARD OF MEDICINE
BOARD OF NURSING
BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
BOARD OF PHARMACY
BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY
BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Title of Document: Subpoenas for Disciplinary Hearings.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Guidelines for Alternate Routes to Licensure in Response to House Bill 2486 of the 2019 Virginia General Assembly.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Jim Chapman, Regulatory and Legal Coordinator, Department of Education, James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, 25th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2540, or email jim.chapman@doe.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Titles of Documents: Disposition of Disciplinary Cases for Practicing on an Expired License.
Guidance on Time Credit for Continuing Education.
Initiating Disciplinary Action Against Funeral Establishments or Managers of Record for Failing to Respond to Inspection Deficiencies.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
Title of Document: Procedures for Using the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator and Requesting Exemptions to the Requirement to Purchase Electric Vehicles.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Rhonda Bishton, Director's Executive Administrative Assistant, Department of General Services, 1100 Bank Street, Suite 420, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-3311, or email rhonda.bishton@dgs.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Title of Document: Face-to-Face Supervisory, Services Facilitation and Case Management Visits.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Meredith Lee, Policy, Regulations, and Manuals Supervisor, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-0552, or email meredith.lee@dmas.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title of Document: Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Medical Waiver Guidance.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Melissa K. Velazquez, Legislative Director, Department of Motor Vehicles, 2300 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 367-1844, or email melissa.velazquez@dmv.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Titles of Documents: Disposition of Disciplinary Cases for Practicing on Expired Licenses.
Guidance on Electromyography, Sharp Debridement, and Removal of Sutures, Staples, or Surgical Drains and the Practice of Physical Therapy.
Guidance on Telehealth.
Physical Therapy Services in Home Health.
Procedures for Auditing Continued Competency Requirements.
Requirement for License for Instructors in Physical Therapy Program; Guidance on Use of Professional Degree in Conjunction with Licensure Designation.
Supervision of Unlicensed Support Personnel in any Setting.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Title of Document: Division of Child Support Enforcement Program Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Karin Clark, Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Social Services, 801 East Main Street, Room 1507, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7017, or email karin.clark@dss.virginia.gov.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Title of Document: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Locality Website Publication Guidance.
Public Comment Deadline: December 21, 2022.
Effective Date: December 22, 2022.
Agency Contact: Stephanie Bellotti, Guidance and Regulation Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (571) 866-6513, or email stephanie.bellotti@deq.virginia.gov.