TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC105-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Optometry.

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

Name of Petitioner: Joseph Spivey.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Add a requirement for an optometrist to provide a patient's pupillary distance as measured by the optometrist to the patient upon request.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Registrar of Regulations and will be published on April 4, 2016. Comment on the petition may be sent by email or regular mail or posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov; comment will be requested until May 4, 2016. 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 next meeting scheduled for July 15, 2016, and the petitioner will be informed of the board's decision after that meeting.

Public Comment Deadline: May 4, 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. R16-20; Filed March 7, 2016, 3:40 p.m.

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: Dr. John Wieriman.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To require psychologists to perform standardized pre testing and post testing on clients and offer evaluation of counseling sessions at their termination.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Registrar of Regulations for publication on April 4, 2016, with a request for comment to be received until May 2, 2016. The petition will also be posted for comment on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. At the next meeting after the comment period, which is scheduled for May 4, 2016, the board will consider the petition and any comment received to decide whether or not to initiate the rulemaking process.

Public Comment Deadline: May 2, 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. R16-21; Filed March 10, 2016, 12:04 p.m.