TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF COUNSELING

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-60. Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners.

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

Name of Petitioner: Denise Knox.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amend 18VAC115-60-55 which provided a time-limited waiver for acceptance of credentials that did not meet educational and examination requirements for licensure set forth in 18VAC115-60-40 (Licensure by examination) and 18VAC115-60-50 (Licensure by endorsement). The time-limited waiver expired February 16, 2004.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition will be filed with the Registrar of Regulations and published on February 22, 2016, with comment requested until March 25, 2016. It will also be placed on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and available for comments to be posted electronically. At its first meeting following the close of comment, scheduled for May 20, 2016, the board will consider the request to amend regulations and all comment received in support or opposition.

Public Comment Deadline: March 25, 2016.

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. R16-16; Filed January 30, 2016, 12:41 p.m.