TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC105-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Optometry.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Dillis Lee.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend regulations for standards of practice relating to the requirement of an optometrist for a patient to sign a contract agreement without informed consent about the procedures and examinations to be performed.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on May 9, 2012, the board voted to deny the petition because the requirements for informed consent in current regulations are sufficient to protect patients. An adequate eye examination conducted by an optometrist would include an examination for any medical conditions that might exist.
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. R12-18; Filed May 22, 2012, 11:56 a.m.
BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC150-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Diane C. Carey.
Nature of Petitioner's Request:
1. All animal hospitals must post in each examination room and at the sign in (reception desk) a notice with the hours that the hospital is staffed, including a notice that the hospital is not staffed after business hours if that is applicable. This notice shall be prominently displayed in each examination room and at the sign in desk. This notice shall be at least 7 inches by 11 inches with a minimum font of 36.
2. All clients must be given a copy of the disclosure form that states the hours of the hospital for the clients to keep in their home files.
3. Any time that an animal is being kept overnight, the animal hospital must obtain a new signed disclosure form stating the hours and a copy is to be given to the client at the time the animal is left at the hospital.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The board has determined that the current law (§ 54.1-3806.1 of the Code of Virginia) adequately provides for disclosure on continuous medical care and that a requirement for a consent form to be signed each time the animal is left on premises would be unnecessarily burdensome.
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. R12-14; Filed May 18, 2012, 3:22 p.m.