TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF NURSING

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC90-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing.

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

Name of Petitioner: Tonnyann T. Hurley.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To allow a minimum of 2,000 documented hours of practice experience after graduation from an approved program to be substituted for passage of a specialty examination if there is no national examination in an area of practice.

Agency's Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: The board considered all comments on the petition and decided to deny the request for amendments to regulation. The petitioner's proposal is inconsistent with the Consensus Model for Advanced Practice Nursing, which requires specialty certification by examination. The board chose not to depart from nationally recognized standards and adopt a different model for clinical nurse specialists in Virginia.

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. R13-15; Filed May 21, 2013, 2:12 p.m.