TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF MEDICINE

Agency Decision

Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic.

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

Name of Petitioner: Joseph Foley, DC.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Medicine amend 18VAC85-20-235 to (i) remove the requirement that doctors of chiropractic obtain clinical continuing education hours and (ii) require 24 of the 30 annual hours be in person, face-to-face.

Agency Decision: Request denied.

Statement of Reason for Decision: The Board of Medicine denied the petition because the petitioner requested that the petition be withdrawn.

Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804)750-3912, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR26-13; Filed July 31, 2025, 8:34 a.m.