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 The guidance document may also be withdrawn.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, General Assembly Building, 201 North Ninth Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Title of Document: Guidance Memoranda and Policy 2019-01 Hardship Guidelines.
Public Comment Deadline: January 3, 2024.
Effective Date: January 4, 2024.
Agency Contact: Lance Gregory, Division Director, Office of Environmental Health, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, 5th floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7491, or email lance.gregory@vdh.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Title of Document: Durable Medical Equipment Manual, Chapter 4.
Public Comment Deadline: January 3, 2024.
Effective Date: January 4, 2024.
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.
BOARD OF MEDICINE
Titles of Documents: Guidance Regarding Collaborative Practice Agreements.
Prescriptive Authority in Virginia.
Public Comment Deadline: January 3, 2024.
Effective Date: January 4, 2024.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, Virginia 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF NURSING
Title of Document: Prescriptive Authority in Virginia.
Public Comment Deadline: January 3, 2024.
Effective Date: January 4, 2024.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, Virginia 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Titles of Documents: Categories of Facility Licensure.
Compliance with United States Pharmacopeia Standards for Compounding.
Delivery of Dispensed Drugs.
Guidance Document for Physicians Dispensing Drugs.
Guidance Regarding Collaborative Agreements.
Guidance on Virginia Prescription Requirements.
Naloxone or other Opioid Antagonist Protocols.
Practitioner and Patient Relationship and the Prescribing of Drugs for Family or Self.
Prescriptive Authority in Virginia.
Public Comment Deadline: January 3, 2024.
Effective Date: January 4, 2024.
Agency Contact: Erin Barrett, Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Health Professions, Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, Virginia 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov.