TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF COUNSELING

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy.

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

Name of Petitioner: Jamie West.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: To count up to 600 hours of supervised experience in a Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs doctoral program towards hours of residency.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition will be filed with the Registrar of Regulations and published on December 10, 2018, with comment requested until January 9, 2019. 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 February 8, 2019, the board will consider the request to amend regulations and all comment received in support or opposition. The board will inform the petitioner of its response and any action it approves.

Public Comment Deadline: January 9, 2019.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Counseling, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R19-17; Filed November 9, 2018, 8:54 a.m.