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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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.
DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
Title of Document: Work Incentives Specialist Advocate Manual.
Public Comment Deadline: January 4, 2023.
Effective Date: January 5, 2023.
Agency Contact: Charlotte Arbogast, Senior Policy Analyst and Regulatory Coordinator, 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 AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
BOARD OF COUNSELING
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
BOARD OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
BOARD OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
BOARD OF MEDICINE
BOARD OF NURSING
BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
BOARD OF PHARMACY
BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY
BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Title of Document: Custodian of the Record.
Disciplinary Cases Involving Board Members.
Disciplinary Process for Cases Involving Noncompliance with § 54.1-2400.6 of the Code of Virginia.
Disclosure of Information to Health Practitioners Monitoring Program.
Disclosure of Noninvestigative Information.
Extension of Time for Active Duty Servicemembers and Spouses.
Principles for Establishment of Fees.
Procurement of Professional Services.
Publication of Notices and Orders.
Receipt and Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct.
Reporting Disciplinary Actions to the Data Bank.
Unlicensed Activity.
Public Comment Deadline: January 4, 2023.
Effective Date: January 5, 2023.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
STATE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Title of Document: The Individual and Family Support Program Funding Guidelines.
Public Comment Deadline: January 4, 2023.
Effective Date: January 9, 2023.
Agency Contact: Heather Hines, Community Coordination Supervisor, Interim Program, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Developmental Disability Division, 9th Floor, P.O. Box 1797, Richmond, VA 23218-1797, telephone (804) 259-1775, or email heather.hines@dbhds.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
Title of Document: Guidelines for Determining the Length of Stay for Juveniles Indeterminately Committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Public Comment Deadline: January 4, 2023.
Effective Date: January 5, 2023.
Agency Contact: Kristen Peterson, Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, Department of Juvenile Justice, Main Street Centre, 20th Floor, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 773-0180, or email kristen.peterson@djj.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Title of Document: Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Benefit How It Is Operationalized in Virginia Module 1.
Public Comment Deadline: January 4, 2023.
Effective Date: January 5, 2023.
Agency Contact: Meredith Lee, Policy, Regulations, and Manuals Supervisor, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-0552, or email meredith.lee@dmas.virginia.gov.