TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF NURSING
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC90-27. Regulations for Nursing Education Programs.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Leah Jaquez.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Nursing amend 18VAC90-27-60 A 4 to allow nurses with 20 years or more of experience to serve as faculty for nursing education programs.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The Board of Nursing voted at its January 23, 2024, meeting to take no action on the petition and send the issue to the regulatory committee to review as the regulatory committee is currently in the process of reviewing this chapter and this provision.
Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, RN, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4520, or email jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-25; Filed January 23, 2024, 12:21 p.m.
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: Sophia Stephenson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Social Work amend 18VAC140-20-50 B to permit licensed professional counselors to serve as supervisors for supervised post-master-degree clinical experience.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on February 12, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens February 12, 2024, and closes March 4, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment. Currently that meeting is scheduled for March 29, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: March 4, 2024.
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4441, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-24; Filed January 13, 2024, 4:06 p.m.