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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Title of Document: Early Intervention Practice Manual, chapters 7, 11, and 12.
Public Comment Deadline: July 7, 2021.
Effective Date: July 9, 2021.
Agency Contact: Catherine Hancock, Early Intervention Administrator, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, 1220 Bank Street, 9th Floor, P.O. Box 1797, Richmond, VA 23218-1797, telephone (804) 371-6592, or email catherine.hancock@dbhds.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Title of Document: Guidance for the Provision of Specialized Student Support Positions in Virginia Public Schools.
Public Comment Deadline: July 7, 2021.
Effective Date: July 8, 2021.
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.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Titles of Documents: Children's Services Act Referral for Residential Treatment Services (DMAS-600 Form).
Funding for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Placements.
Transfer of Children's Services Act Jurisdiction for Medicaid Funded Residential Placement.
Public Comment Deadline: July 7, 2021.
Effective Date: July 8, 2021.
Agency Contact: Emily McClellan, Policy and Research Division, 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 NURSING
Titles of Documents: Registered Nurses and Procedural Sedation.
Service on a Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Public Comment Deadline: July 7, 2021.
Effective Date: July 8, 2021.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Title of Document: Transit Ridership Incentive Program Application Guidelines.
Public Comment Deadline: July 7, 2021.
Effective Date: July 8, 2021.
Agency Contact: Andrew Wright, Senior Legislative and Policy Specialist, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, 600 East Main Street, Suite 2102, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 241-0301, or email andrew.wright@drpt.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Title of Document: Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: July 7, 2021.
Effective Date: July 8, 2021.
Agency Contact: Nikki Clarke Callaghan, Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance Manager, Department of Social Services, 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7943, or email nikki.clark@dss.virginia.gov.