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 54.1-3443 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Jennifer Nicole Brandt.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Pharmacy amend 18VAC110-20-322 to include mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, the active alkaloids found in kratom, in Schedule I of the Drug Control Act (§ 54.1-3400 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on June 25, 2024, the Board of Pharmacy voted to take no action on the petition. The board did not feel it possessed sufficient evidence at the meeting to determine that kratom has no medicinal value. The board may, however, research and review this matter at a future meeting.

Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4456, or email caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-39; Filed April 11, 2024, 1:05 p.m.

BOARD OF COUNSELING

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC115-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3505 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Sharon Watson.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-52 B 10 and 18VAC115-50-60 B 8 to allow residents in counseling to directly bill for services and directly receive payments from clients.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on July 29, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens July 29, 2024, and closes August 28, 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 October 4, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.

Public Comment Deadline: August 28, 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. PFR24-40; Filed June 27, 2024, 12:13 p.m.