12/6/2011 10:23 am 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
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Veterinary Medicine |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Leslie L. Knachel (804)367-4468 leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Elaine J. Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, 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 | 12/06/2011 |
Petitioner | Diane C. Carey |
1. All animal hospitals must post in each examination room and at the sign in (reception
desk) a notice with the hours that the hospital is staffed. To include a notice that
the hospital is not staffed after business hours if that is applicable. This notice
shall be prominently displayed in each examination room and at the sign in desk. This
notice shall be at least 7 inches by 11 inches with a minimum font of 36.
2. All clients must be given a copy of the disclosure form that state the hours of
the hospital for the clients to keep in their home files.
3. Any time that an animal is being kept overnight, the animal hospital must obtain
a new signed disclosure form stating the hours and a copy is to be given to the client
at the time the animal is left at the hospital.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of
Regulations and will be published on January 2, 2012. Comment on the petition may
be sent by email, regular mail or posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov;
comment will be requested until January 23, 2012.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the Board
will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will
be on the Board's agenda for its meeting scheduled for February 15, 2012, and the
petitioner will be informed of the Board's decision after that meeting.
Publication Date | 01/02/2012 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 01/22/2012 |