TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-20. Regulations Governing Dental Practice.

Statutory Authority: §§ 2.2-4007 and 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Nicole M. Cunha.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amend regulations to require Virginia dentists to be trained and equipped to manage medical emergencies consistent with the Six Links of Survival as a condition of initial or continuing licensure.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: The board decided to deny the petition because many of the emergency management requirements requested have already been adopted in a regulatory proposal following an extensive review of all Board of Dentistry regulations. That proposal has not yet been approved for publication, but includes extensive rules relating to training of staff, monitoring, and emergency equipment and management.

Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R12-16; Filed March 14, 2012, 11:12 a.m.