TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF NURSING
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC90-27. Regulations for Nursing Education Programs.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Leah Jaquez.
Nature of Petitioner's Request:
The petitioner requests that the Board of Nursing amend 18VAC90-27-60 A 4 to allow nurses with 20 years or more of experience to serve as faculty for nursing education programs.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request:
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on November 20, 2023. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens November 20, 2023, and closes December 20, 2023. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment. That meeting is currently scheduled for January 23, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: December 20, 2023.
Agency Contact: Jay P. Douglas, RN, Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4520, or email jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-13; Filed October 18, 2023, 3:26 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNSELING
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-80. Regulations Governing the Registration of Qualified Mental Health Professionals.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400, 54.1-3500, and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Alesha R. Perkins.
Nature of Petitioner's Request:
The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-80-80 C to automatically approve an individual or a business as a continuing education provider for qualified mental health professionals (QMHPs) if the individual or business can provide proof that the individual or business is qualified to provide continuing education to QMHPs.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision:
At its meeting on October 27, 2023, the board voted to take no action on the petition as the board believes that the current process for evaluating and approving continuing education providers is sufficient, and the board is unwilling to change it at this time. The board invites the petitioner to seek approval to provide continuing education through the processes listed in the regulations and available on the board website.
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Counseling, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-16; Filed July 03, 2023, 10:03 a.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: Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.
Nature of Petitioner's Request:
The petitioner requests that the Board of Veterinary Medicine amend 18VAC150-20-70 B, which provides requirements for continuing education to renew a license, to (i) allow up to four hours required for renewal of a veterinary license and one hour required for renewal of a veterinary technician license to be satisfied through delivery of veterinary services, volunteer or compensated, at high-volume spay and neuter clinics provided by non-for-profit animal welfare organizations; and (ii) allow up to three hours required for renewal of a veterinary license and one hour required for renewal of a veterinary technician license to be satisfied through delivery of veterinary services in the form of vaccinations, volunteer or compensated, at a rabies clinic organized by a local health department. It is further requested that, for services at spay and neuter clinics, one hour may be credited for two hours of providing services, and for rabies clinics, one hour may be credited for three hours of service.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision:
The board considered this petition at its October 26, 2023, meeting. The board decided to take no action on the petition as the board believes medical learning requirements contained in current continuing education requirements should not be reduced.
Agency Contact: Leslie L. Knachel, Executive Director, Board of Veterinary Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 597-4130, or email leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-14; Filed January 18, 2023, 4:51 p.m.
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: Gerald Blackburn.
Nature of Petitioner's Request:
The petitioner requests that the Board of Veterinary Medicine amend subdivision 2 of 18VAC150-20-120 to require documentation of one year of the last four in active practice for licensure by endorsement as a veterinarian.
Agency Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision:
At its meeting on October 26, 2023, the board voted to initiate a rulemaking to implement the request and to reduce licensure by endorsement requirements in other parts of the regulation. The board will file a notice of intended regulatory action to begin the regulatory process for change.
Agency Contact: Leslie L. Knachel, Executive Director, Board of Veterinary Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 597-4130, or email leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-15; Filed August 11, 2023, 2:38 p.m.