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 and 54.1-3005 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Marcella Williams.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Nursing amend 18VAC90-27-90 and 18VAC90-27-100 to require training in self-care. The petitioner requests that 18VAC90-27-90 be amended to add "Personal and professional self-care behaviors that promote well-being, resiliency, and emotional intelligence." The petitioner requests that 18VAC90-27-100 be amended to add: "No more than 10 clinical hours within a nursing program may be used as structured self-care activities. Self-care activities will be planned in cooperation with the agency involved and designed to meet clinical course objectives available to the students, the agency, and the board."
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on March 11, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens March 11, 2024, and closes April 10, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for May 21, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: April 10, 2024.
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. PFR24-26; Filed February 12, 2024, 9:58 a.m.
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC95-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Sandy Rosenblatt.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators amend 18VAC95-30-170 B to allow assisted living providers with multiple locations within a 30-minute average one-way distance with a combined capacity of 20 residents to be an eligible training facility for an assisted living facility administrator-in-training program or for an internship.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on March 11, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens March 11, 2024, and closes April 10, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for June 18, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: April 10, 2024.
Agency Contact: Corie Tillman Wolf, Executive Director, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4595, or email corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-27; Filed February 20, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
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: Bernard Curry.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-52 C to allow licensed clinical social workers to provide supervision to residents in professional counseling.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on March 11, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens March 11, 2024, and closes April 1, 2024. The board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for April 19, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.
Public Comment Deadline: April 1, 2024.
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. PFR24-28; Filed February 20, 2024, 12:01 p.m.