TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Initial Agency Notice

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: Chelsea L. Mason.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC150-20-70 of the Board of Veterinary Medicine regulations to accept continuing education courses in business management and finance.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of Regulations and will be published on May 20, 2013. Comment on the petition may be sent by email or regular mail or posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the board will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will be on the board's agenda for its October 23, 2013 meeting, which is the next meeting scheduled after the close of the comment period.

Public Comment Deadline: June 19, 2013.

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. R13-26; Filed April 23, 2013, 2:07 p.m.