Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Medicine intends to consider amending 18VAC85-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic, and 18VAC85-50, Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants. Consistent with provisions of Chapter 390 of the 2017 Acts of Assembly, laser hair removal must be performed by a "properly trained person" who is a licensee or a "properly trained person under the direction and supervision" of a doctor, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. The purpose of the proposed action is to provide a regulatory framework for "direction and supervision" so that the laser hair technician, the supervising practitioner, and the public will understand the scope of responsibility for such direction and supervision.

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

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 1, 2017.

Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4621, FAX (804) 527-4429, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.