TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Assistants.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Carmen Chilton.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend regulations to create a pathway for dental assistants with five to 10 years of experience to take the Certified Restorative Functions Dental Assistant Exam and have the employing dentist observe and approve of their capabilities to be a dental assistant II.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on December 7, 2020, in the Virginia Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending December 31, 2020. The request to amend regulations and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the board at the first scheduled meeting in 2021. The petitioner will receive information on the board's decision after that date.
Public Comment Deadline: December 31, 2020.
Agency Contact: Sandra Reen, Executive Director, Board of Dentistry, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4437, or email sandra.reen@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R21-334; Filed November 6, 2020, 1:56 p.m.
BOARD OF MEDICINE
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-101. Regulations Governing the Practice of Radiologic Technology.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Virginia Society of Radiologic Technologists.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend sections on renewal, reinstatement, or reactivation to require a licensee to hold current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board credentials in good standing for biennial renewal, reinstatement, or reactivation of one's license under the Board of Medicine.
Agency Decision: Take no action.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiologic Technology scheduled for June of 2020, was canceled, so the matter was on the agenda for its meeting on October 7, 2020. At that time, the advisory board considered the pros and cons of amending its regulations and recommended that the Board of Medicine take no action on the petition at this time. The advisory board would like to gather additional information and continue the discussion of the merits of the petition.
Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4558, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R20-26; Filed November 6, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNSELING
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-30. Regulations Governing the Certification of Substance Abuse Counselors and Substance Abuse Counseling Assistants.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Sharon Watson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend regulations to specify that certified substance abuse counselors cannot engage in independent or autonomous practice regardless of supervision and that such practice may be grounds for disciplinary action.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The board decided not to initiate rulemaking but did refer the issue of practice by certified substance abuse counselors to the regulation committee for development of guidance to clarify the law and regulation.
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. R20-58; Filed November 6, 2020, 2:05 p.m.