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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Title of Document: Work Incentives Specialist Advocate (WISA) Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
Agency Contact: Charlotte Arbogast, Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229, telephone (804) 662-7093, or email charlotte.arbogast@dars.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF COUNSELING
Titles of Documents:
Guidance on Acceptance of Disaster Mental Health Worker for Continuing Competency Requirements.
Scopes of Practice for Persons Regulated by the Board to Provide Substance Abuse Treatment.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
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 BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Career and Technical Education Work-Based Learning Guide.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
Agency Contact: George Willcox, Director of Career and Technical Education, Operations and Accountability, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2052, or email george.willcox@doe.virginia.gov.
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Title of Document: Guidelines for Alternate Routes to Licensure in Response to House Bill 2486 of the 2019 Virginia General Assembly.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
Agency Contact: Patty Pitts, Assistant Superintendent for Teacher Education and Licensure, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-2522, or email patty.pitts@doe.virginia.gov.
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Title of Document: Virginia Community School Framework.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
Agency Contact: Maribel Saimre, Director, Office of Student Services, Department of Education, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 225-2818, or email maribel.saimre@doe.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Title of Document: Revisions to CCC Plus Service Authorization Requirements.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
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.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Title of Document: DMV Information-Use Criteria.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
Agency Contact: Melissa K. Velazquez, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Motor Vehicles, 2300 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 367-1844, or email melissa.velazquez@dmv.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF NURSING
Title of Document: Guidance Document on the Practice of Conversion Therapy.
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
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: Certification for Tax Exemptions; Addendum No. 7 (Water Permitting Guidance).
Public Comment Deadline: January 22, 2020.
Effective Date: January 23, 2020.
Agency Contact: Andrew Hammond, Director of Water Permits, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4101, or email andrew.hammond@deq.virginia.gov.