TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Final Regulation
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Board of Health Professions is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law or the appropriation act where no agency discretion is involved. The board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Titles of Regulations: 18VAC75-11. Public Participation Guidelines (repealing 18VAC75-11-10 through 18VAC75-11-110).
18VAC75-20. Regulations Governing Practitioner Self-Referral (repealing 18VAC75-20-10 through 18VAC75-20-140).
18VAC75-40. Regulations Governing the Criteria for Certification of Dialysis Technicians (repealing 18VAC75-40-10, 18VAC75-40-20, 18VAC75-40-30).
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2412 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: November 19, 2025.
Agency Contact: Kelli Moss, Executive Director, Board of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 597-4216, fax (804) 977-1955, or email kelli.moss@dhp.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Pursuant to Chapter 341 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly, which eliminates the Board of Health Professions and transfers certain powers and duties from the board to the Department of Health Professions, the board itself and all the board's current regulatory chapters are being repealed. Two regulations, Regulations Governing Practitioner Self-Referral and Regulations Governing the Criteria for Certification of Dialysis Technicians, are being moved under the authority of the department for regulation by other regulatory boards under the department.
VA.R. Doc. No. R26-8371; Filed September 22, 2025