TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD FOR BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGY
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC41-70. Esthetics Regulations.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Christine Werne.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC41-70-270 C 4 to allow an esthetics facility to make use of bathroom space that is not exclusive to its clients, as long as the bathroom is geographically close to the facility and the facility takes responsibility for the sanitation and safety requirements of the bathroom.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on November 22, 2021, in the Virginia Register of Regulations for a 30-day public comment period ending December 22, 2021. The board will consider the petition and any comment received at its meeting on January 10, 2022.
Public Comment Deadline: December 22, 2021.
Agency Contact: Stephen Kirschner, Executive Director, Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-8590, or email barbercosmo@dpor.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR22-12; Filed November 1, 2021, 5:01 p.m.
BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC150-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: James Penrod for the American Association of Veterinary State Boards.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC150-20-115 to accept verification of fulfillment of requirements of the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education equivalence of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards.
Agency Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on October 21, 2021, the board concurred with the petitioner's request and adopted proposed changes to its regulations to allow acceptance of the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education as evidence of education in veterinary technology. The regulation will be promulgated by a fast-track rulemaking process.
Agency Contact: Leslie L. Knachel, Executive Director, Board of Veterinary Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 597-4130, or email leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR22-02; Filed October 21, 2021, 1:39 p.m.