10/13/2022 12:22 pm
Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations
VA.R. Document Number: R____-______
Virginia Register Publication Information

Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: Board of Veterinary Medicine
Regulatory Coordinator: Erin Barrett

(804)367-4688

erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
Agency Contact: Leslie L. Knachel

Executive Director

(804)597-4130

leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov
Contact Address: Department of Health Professions

9960 Mayland Drive

Suite 300

Henrico, VA 23233
Chapter Affected:
18 vac 150 - 20: Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine
Statutory Authority: State: Chapter 38 of Title 54.1

Federal:
Date Petition Received 06/06/2022
Petitioner Mark Cushing
 Petitioner's Request
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC150-20-120 to remove the requirement that applicants for licensure by endorsement have regularly engaged in clinical practice for at least two of the last four years. The petitioner states that removing this requirement could help address veterinarian shortages and would put Virginia in line with 20 other states which do not require clinical practice for licensure by endorsement.
 Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register on July 4, 2022. The petition for rulemaking will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall to receive public comment, which will open on July 4 and close on August 3, 2022. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at its next Board meeting after the close of the comment period, which is currently scheduled for October 13, 2022.
Publication Date 07/04/2022  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 08/03/2022
 Agency Decision
Take no action
Agency Response Date 10/13/2022
 Agency Decision Text
At its meeting on October 13, 2022, the Board voted to take no action on the petition. The Board recently underwent a periodic review of its regulations and determined that it would amend 18VAC150-20-121 during the implementation of the periodic review findings. The Board will consider removal of the practice requirement and other license by endorsement requirements as it considers revisions for all of Chapter 20.