8/9/2013 1:12 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
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Nursing |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Jay P. Douglas, R.N. (804)367-4515 jay.douglas@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 - 20: | Regulations of the Board of Nursing |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 30 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 08/09/2013 |
Petitioner | Gregory J. Huber |
To revise requirements for continuing competency for nurses reactivating an inactive
license or reinstating an expired license so requirements are not weaker than those
for renewal of an active license. To reconsider passage of the National Council Licensing
Examination as a method for reactivation/reinstatement.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition to amend the regulations 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 September 9, 2013. Comment
on the petition from interested parties is requested until October 8, 2013.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition, the request to examine continuing
competency requirements for persons reactivating or reinstating a license will be
considered by the Board at its meeting on November 19, 2013.
Publication Date | 09/09/2013 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 10/08/2013 |