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.