TITLE 6. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS

BOARD OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Juvenile Justice intends to consider amending 6VAC35-101, Regulation Governing Juvenile Secure Detention Centers. The purpose of the proposed action is to create provisions pertaining to community placement programs (CPPs), which are structured residential programs that seek to place committed youth in small settings closer to their home communities to increase family engagement and facilitate a smoother transition back to the community after release. All CPPs are operated at juvenile detention centers (JDCs), where committed youth are housed in units separate from the rest of the JDC population. CPPs are treated differently than other residential programs, including post-dispositional programs, at the JDCs. This different treatment has resulted in a different accountability structure for CPPs. The Department of Juvenile Justice has determined, and the board has supported the determination, that it would be in the best interests of CPP youth to establish regulations to govern these programs in a manner more consistent with other residential programs. Because all the existing CPPs are operated at JDCs, the department deems it appropriate to add these new provisions to 6VAC35-101 rather than create a new chapter.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 16.1-322.7 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.

Agency Contact: Ken Davis, Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Department of Juvenile Justice, 600 East Main Street, 20th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 807-0486, FAX (804) 371-6497, or email kenneth.davis@djj.virginia.gov.

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Social Work intends to consider amending 18VAC140-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work. The purpose of the proposed action is to (i) revise 18VAC140-20-37 to address in what practice settings and supervisory settings the various license types of social workers may practice and (ii) amend definitions in 18VAC140-20-10 related to practice settings and supervisory settings and actions to clarify and refine definitions for any terms necessary to support the amendments for 18VAC140-20-37.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

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

Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4406, FAX (804) 527-4435, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Social Work intends to consider amending 18VAC140-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work. The purpose of the proposed action is to include American Psychological Association approved trainings to the list of approved continuing education providers. The board is responding to a petition for rulemaking.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

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

Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.

Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4406, FAX (804) 527-4435, or email jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov.

TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Board of Veterinary Medicine intends to consider amending 18VAC150-20, Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine. The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce the requirements for licensure by endorsement in response to a petition for rulemaking the board received requesting that a veterinarian need only regularly engage in clinical practice for one year out of the last four for licensure by endorsement. Additionally, the amendments being considered would (i) eliminate the requirement that an applicant not be a respondent in any pending or unresolved board action in any jurisdiction; (ii) eliminate a requirement to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education in the preceding four years; and (iii) eliminate a requirement for attestation that the applicant has read and will abide by all laws and regulations affecting veterinary medicine in the Commonwealth.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3804 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: July 17, 2024.

Agency Contact: Kelli Moss, Acting Executive Director, Board of Veterinary Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 597-4133, FAX (804) 767-1011, or email kelli.moss@dhp.virginia.gov.