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: Lee Henkel.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests (i) an amendment to 18VAC150-20-10 to further define supervision as "direct," "immediate," or "indirect" for greater clarity to the public about the involvement of the supervising veterinarian; (ii) an amendment to 18VAC150-20-130 to require owner notification and consent for practice on an animal by a student, extern, preceptee, intern, or resident; and (iii) an amendment to 18VAC150-20-140 on unprofessional conduct to reflect changes in the supervision definition.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on August 11, 2014, in the Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending September 10, 2014. Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the board will decide whether to make any change to the regulatory language. This matter will be on the board's agenda for its first meeting after the comment period, which is scheduled for October 22, 2014.

Public Comment Deadline: September 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. R14-41; Filed July 15, 2014, 7:53 a.m.