2/9/2015 4:25 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Nursing |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Elaine Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Henrico, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 90 - 30: | Regulations Governing the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapters 29 and 30 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 06/20/2014 |
Petitioner | Carol Hartigan |
To add the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation
to list of board-approved certification organizations for nurse practitioner licensure.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition to amend the listing of approved providers
was posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. It has
also been filed with the Register of Regulations for publication on July 14, 2014. Comment
on the petition from interested parties is requested until August 13, 2014.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition, the request will be considered
by the Committee of the Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine at its meeting on October
8, 2104 to decide whether to recommend any changes to the regulatory language. After
that meeting, the Boards of Medicine and Nursing will consider the Committee recommendation
at their meetings in October and November.
Publication Date | 07/14/2014 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 08/13/2014 |
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date | 02/09/2015 |
The Board has adopted a fast-track action to add the AACN to the list of certifying
bodies.