PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY
Pursuant to § 2.2-4002.1 of the Code of Virginia, a certified guidance document is subject to a 30-day public comment period after publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations and prior to the guidance document's effective date. During the public comment period, comments may be made through the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or sent to the agency contact. Under subsection C of § 2.2-4002.1, the effective date of the guidance document may be delayed for an additional period. The guidance document may also be withdrawn.
The following guidance documents have been submitted for publication by the listed agencies for a public comment period. Online users of this issue of the Virginia Register of Regulations may click on the name of a guidance document to access it. Guidance documents are also available on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall (http://www.townhall.virginia.gov) or from the agency contact or may be viewed at the Office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
Title of Document: Reciprocal Agreement between Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers and District of Columbia Board of Funeral Directors.
Public Comment Deadline: October 2, 2019.
Effective Date: October 3, 2019.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Title of Document: 2019 Update Regarding DMAS Coverage of Telemedicine and Telehealth.
Public Comment Deadline: October 2, 2019.
Effective Date: October 3, 2019.
Agency Contact: Emily McClellan, Policy and Research, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-6043, or email emily.mcclellan@dmas.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Titles of Documents:
Board Guidance on Receipt of Verbal Orders for Medications by Physical Therapists.
Virginia Board of Physical Therapy Bylaws.
Public Comment Deadline: October 2, 2019.
Effective Date: October 3, 2019.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Title of Document: Virginia's Nonpoint Source Implementation Best Management Practice Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2020.
Public Comment Deadline: October 2, 2019.
Effective Date: October 3, 2019.
Agency Contact: Lauren Linville, Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4096, or email lauren.linville@deq.virginia.gov.