TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF COUNSELING

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling.

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

Name of Petitioner: Joyce Samples.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: "Requesting that the Board review to amend the requirements to be a supervisor. Currently the requirements are two years post licensure work and either graduate class or 20-hour supervision training. I am requesting the Board amend the criteria from either two years to five years post licensure experience or have the individual document experience in all clinical areas. For example, working two years post licensure in administration should not be allowed to qualify since no clinical work has been performed."

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition will be filed with the Registrar of Regulations and published on June 10, 2019, with public comment requested until July 9, 2019. It will also be placed on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at https://www.townhall.virginia.gov and available for comments to be posted electronically. At its first meeting following the close of comment, which is scheduled for August 16, 2019, the board will consider the request to amend regulations and all comment received in support or opposition. The petitioner will be informed of the board's response and any action it approves.

Public Comment Deadline: July 9, 2019.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Counseling, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R19-34; Filed May 10, 2019, 8:11 a.m.

BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTATORS

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC95-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3102 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Bertha Simmons.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: 1) Allow an administrator-in-training who is an acting administrator to count more than 40 hours per week on the monthly report for training.

2) Allow some of the credit hours in an administrator-in-training program in assisted living to also count for training for nursing home licensure.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Registrar of Regulations and posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at https://www.townhall.virginia.gov. Public comment will be requested from interested parties until July 9, 2019. The petition and copies of all comment will be considered by the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators at its meeting scheduled for September 12, 2019. After considering the request and reviewing the comments, the board will decide whether to initiate rulemaking or deny the petition and retain the current requirements.

Public Comment Deadline: July 9, 2019.

Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4595, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. R19-33; Filed May 10, 2019, 12:14 p.m.