TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic.

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

Name of Petitioner: Rupal D. Shah.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC85-20-140 which requires all parts of the USMLE examination to be completed within 10 years, by allowing an exception in certain circumstances.

Agency's Decision: Request withrawn.

Statement of Reason for Decision: On October 5, 2012, Dr. Shah requested that her petition be withdrawn.

Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, FAX (804) 527-4434, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R12-32; Filed October 9, 2012, 8:45 a.m.