Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services intends to consider amending the following regulation: 12VAC35-105, Rules and Regulations for the Licensing of Providers of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Substance Abuse, the Individual and Family Developmental Disabilities Support Waiver, and Residential Brain Injury Services. The purpose of the proposed action is to allow the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish and collect fees for the licensing services offered by the department.

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

Statutory Authority: § 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: September 15, 2010.

Agency Contact: Les Saltzberg, Director, Office of Licensing, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, 1220 Bank Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-1747, FAX (804) 371-0092, or email les.saltzberg@dbhds.virginia.gov.