TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 18VAC125-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3605 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: Tisha N. Juggins.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Psychology amend 18VAC125-20-80 to eliminate the requirement to pass the national examination within two years immediately preceding application for licensure and to place the score of 400 in regulation as a passing score.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on August 12, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which opens August 12, 2024, and closes September 11, 2024. 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 December 3, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of the board's decision after that meeting.

Public Comment Deadline: September 11, 2024.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Psychology, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4406, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-42; Filed July 18, 2024, 9:59 a.m.

BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK

Agency Decision

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: Sophia Stephenson.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Social Work amend 18VAC140-20-50 B to permit licensed professional counselors to serve as supervisors for supervised post-master-degree clinical experience.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: At its meeting on July 12, 2024, the board voted to take no action on the petition. The board did not feel the requested changes would be necessary or beneficial due to differing levels of supervision between the two disciplines, existing availability of licensed clinical social work supervisors, changes in technology that allow virtual supervision with greater ease, and the advisability of maintaining consistency with the requirements of the Council on Social Work Education.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA, 23233, telephone (804) 367-4441, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR24-41; Filed January 13, 2024, 4:06 p.m.