TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-110. Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Acupuncturists.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2956.9 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Leslie Stone.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend requirements for graduates of nonaccredited educational programs in acupuncture to allow consideration of transcripts from acupuncture programs in the United States that are not accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The board will receive public comment on the petition from February 10, 2014, to March 10, 2014. At the Executive Committee meeting, scheduled for April 4, 2014, the board will consider the petition and any comments received and make a decision about rulemaking.

Public Comment Deadline: March 10, 2014.

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

VA.R. Doc. No. R14-11; Filed January 21, 2014, 3:17 p.m.