TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF COUNSELING
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Julia Sayre for the Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To clarify that board approval of registration will be provided in writing with the date of registration of supervision to be effective 30 days from the initial receipt of the applicant's request.
Agency's Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: While the members understand the rationale for the request to allow applicants to begin supervision 30 days after the initial receipt of an application, they did not agree that a regulatory change was appropriate.
The board acknowledges that the application/licensing process can be time-consuming. Counseling staff reported that there has been an increase in applications and registrations of 127% in the past four years, that there are approximately 200 calls and 300+ emails per week, and that the board has received over 4,800 registrations and applications.
Applications are typically acknowledged very promptly, and once all essential information is received and determined to be complete, supervision hours can be counted from the date of approval. The delays in approval are most often due to insufficient or incomplete documentation from an applicant or his/her supervisor. A transcript may not indicate adequate educational preparation for practice in marriage and family therapy, or a supervisory contract may not provide adequate evidence of clinical practice. In any case, it would be a disservice for an applicant to accumulate hours of supervised practice prior to a determination of eligibility if those hours would later have to be disallowed. The board's primary purpose is protection of the public, and it remains concerned that supervised practice should only be conducted by persons who have been determined to be qualified.
Agency Contact: Elaine 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. R12-27; Filed June 30, 2014
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: Cara Lubarsky.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Deletion of a requirement for practical experience in 18VAC150-20-130 A that no student shall be qualified to receive practical training unless such student shall be duly enrolled and in good standing in a veterinary college or school accredited or approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association and in the final year of his training or after completion of an equivalent number of hours as approved by the board.
Agency's Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: On June 11, 2014, the board voted to adopt the amendment requested by the petitioner by a fast-track action.
Agency Contact: Elaine 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. R14-14; Filed June 11, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
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: Diana Stuebing.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To increase the minimum requirement for continuing education for veterinary technicians from six hours a year to eight hours a year for each annual renewal.
Agency's Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: On June 11, 2014, the board voted to adopt the amendment requested by the petitioner by a fast-track action.
Agency Contact: Elaine 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. R14-18; Filed June 11, 2014, 1:30 p.m.