TITLE 11. GAMING
CHARITABLE GAMING BOARD
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 11VAC15-40. Charitable Gaming Regulations.
Statutory Authority: § 18.2-340.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Jim McIntire, VTabs.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Petitioner requests that the Charitable Gaming Board amend Charitable Gaming Regulations to increase the number of electronic pull-tab devices used to facilitate the play of electronic pull-tabs sold, played, and redeemed at any premises pursuant to § 18.2-340.26:1 of the Code of Virginia (i.e., social quarters). Petitioner proposes that if the premises' Certificate of Occupancy establishes that the premises can accommodate more than 150 occupants, then the current limit of five electronic pull-tab devices at these premises should be increased to nine electronic-pull tab devices.
Agency Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on September 8, 2015, the Charitable Gaming Board considered the petition and public comments, including several letters of support from various stakeholder groups. The board voted to amend the Charitable Gaming Regulations by the standard regulatory process. At the September meeting, the board also authorized staff to file a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action.
Agency Contact: Michael Menefee, Program Manager, Charitable and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 786-3983, or email michael.menefee@vdacs.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R15-32; Filed October 1, 2015, 12:06 p.m.
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TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF NURSING
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC90-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Elena Aponte-Bostwick.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To add a subsection D to 18VAC90-20-200 to authorize the board to license by endorsement an applicant who has honorably served for a minimum of 10 years as a registered nurse in either a civilian capacity with the U.S. Department of Defense or with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or on active or reserve status in the U.S. Armed Forces, provided the applicant is licensed and in good standing in another U.S. jurisdiction.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition to add a subsection to 18VAC90-20-200 was posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. It has also been filed with the Register of Regulations for publication on November 2, 2015. Comment on the petition from interested parties is requested until December 2, 2015. Following receipt of all comments on the petition, the request will be considered by the Board of Nursing at its meeting scheduled for January 26, 2016, to decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. After that meeting, the board will let the petitioner know its decision.
Public Comment Deadline: December 2, 2015.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. 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. R16-03; Filed October 2, 2015, 3:32 p.m.
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: Amy Schlake.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend the definition of surgery to allow veterinary technicians to perform single layer closure of the gingival flap created by a veterinarian.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on November 2, 2015, in the Virginia Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending December 2, 2015. Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the board will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will be on the board's agenda for its first meeting after the comment period, which is tentatively scheduled for February 10, 2016.
Public Comment Deadline: December 2, 2015.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. 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. R16-04; Filed October 13, 2015, 4:54 p.m.