TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the
Code of Virginia that the Board of Counseling intends to consider amending 18VAC115-40,
Regulations Governing the Certification of Rehabilitation Providers. The
purpose of the proposed action is to update regulations, clarify language, and
achieve some consistency among standards of practice and renewal requirements
for certified and registered professions. The board will consider requiring
hours of continuing education for renewal and adding grounds for disciplinary
actions that are found in all other chapters for other professions regulated by
the board.
This Notice of Intended Regulatory Action serves as the report
of the findings of the regulatory review pursuant to § 2.2-4007.1 of the
Code of Virginia.
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: December 11, 2019.
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board
of Counseling, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone
(804) 367-4406, FAX (804) 527-4435, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R20-6208; Filed October 15, 2019, 3:39 p.m.