TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC125-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology.

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

Name of Petitioner: Gentry Nalley.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amend section on standards of practice to require that a psychologist report to the court and counsel recantations of abuse allegations by a minor.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Virginia Register of Regulations for publication on February 9, 2015, with a request for comment to be received until March 6, 2015. The petition will also be posted for comment on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall website at http://www.townhall.virginia.gov. At the next meeting after the comment period, which is scheduled for May 19, 2015, the board will consider the petition and any comment received to decide whether or not to initiate the rulemaking process.

Public Comment Deadline: March 6, 2015.

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. R15-19; Filed January 19, 2015, 2:59 p.m.