7/20/2012 1:58 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 Social Work |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Catherine Chappell (804)367-4406 catherine.chappell@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Elaine J. Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4468 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 140 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 37 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 04/12/2012 |
Petitioner | Sarah Carter |
To amend regulations for licensure by endorsement to allow social workers from other
jurisdictions to provide "verification of active practice in another jurisdiction
for 36 out of the past 60 months;" or verification of active practice in another jurisdiction
for 36 months at any time, plus verification that the applicant has completed 30 contact
hours of continuing education in the 12 months preceding the application for licensure.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Register of Regulations
and will be published on May 7, 2102 with a request for comment to be received until
June 1, 2012. The petition is also posted for comment on the Virginia Regulatory
Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. At the next meeting held after the close of
the comment period, scheduled for July 20, 2012, the Board of Social Work will consider the
petition and any comment received to decide whether or not to initiate the rule-making process.
Should the Board decide to respond by initiating regulatory action, the regulatory
process typically takes at least 24 months to complete.
Publication Date | 05/07/2012 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 06/01/2012 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 07/20/2012 |
At its meeting on July 20, 2012, the Board considered the petition and comments. Rather
than initiating a new regulatory action, which would necessitate a lengthy process,
the Board decided to consider the request during the comment period on the proposed
regulations that are currently under review in the Governor's office. Since section
45 on licensure by endorsement has already been amended in the proposal, it would
be possible for the Board to further amend that section during the adoption of a final
regulation.