TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: Enactments 34 through 37 of Chapters 803 and 835 of the 2012 Acts of Assembly merged the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists with the Board for Opticians to create the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians. This regulatory action is excluded from 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 where no agency discretion is involved. The Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 18VAC100-11. Public Participation Guidelines (repealing 18VAC100-11-10 through 18VAC100-11-110).
Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: August 15, 2012.
Agency Contact: William H. Ferguson, II, Executive Director, Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8590, FAX (804) 527-4295, or email opticians@dpor.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Chapters 803 and 835 of the 2012 Acts of Assembly merged the Board for Opticians with the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists effective July 1, 2012. The Public Participation Guidelines (PPGs) for the Board for Opticians are repealed and the PPGs for the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists are amended to reflect the new board name.
VA.R. Doc. No. R12-3265; Filed June 19, 2012, 1:11 p.m.