5/22/2012 11:56 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
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Optometry |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Leslie L. Knachel (804)367-4508 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 105 - 20: | Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 32 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 02/13/2012 |
Petitioner | Dilis Lee |
To amend regulations for standards of practice relating to the requirement of an optometrist
for a patient to sign a contract agreement without informed consent about the procedures
and examinations to be performed.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of
Regulations and will be published on March 12, 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 April 5, 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 next
meeting scheduled for May 9, 2012.
Publication Date | 03/12/2012 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 04/05/2012 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 05/22/2012 |
At its meeting on May 9, 2012, the Board voted to deny the petition because the requirements
for informed consent in current regulations are sufficient to protect patients. An
adequate eye examination conducted by an optometrist would include an examination
for any medical conditions that might exist.