TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC110-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Leslie DuVal.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To require prescriptions for opioids to be valid for a shorter period of time than the current six-month expiration standard for all controlled substances.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The Board of Pharmacy has voted to take no action at this time but has included the issue of a six-month allowance on dispensing of Schedule II drugs in the periodic review of 18VAC60-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy. The board will gather information and any available outcome data from other states.
Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4456, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR21-20; Filed June 4, 2021, 12:13 p.m.
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: Jennifer Stolpe.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend the education requirement for licensure by endorsement to require only 36 class hours if all class hours were focused on addiction counseling.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Register of Regulations on July 5, 2021, with comment requested until August 4, 2021. The petition and all comments received will be considered at the first meeting of the regulatory committee scheduled on August 6, 2021. The board will receive a recommendation from the committee and decide whether to initiate rulemaking at its meeting on August 20, 2021.
Public Comment Deadline: August 4, 2021.
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. PFR21-35; Filed June 4, 2021, 12:13 p.m.
BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC140-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Adrian Rodriguez.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC140-20-45 to allow long years of experience to count as supervised experience for licensure.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Virginia Registrar of Regulations and will be published on July 5, 2021, with comment accepted through August 4, 2021. The petition is also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at http://www.townhall.viginia.gov. The petition and any comment will be considered by the Board of Social Work at its next meeting following the close of comment, which is scheduled for September 10, 2021. The petitioner will be informed of its decision following that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: August 4, 2021.
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR21-38; Filed June 9, 2021, 9:37 a.m.