1/18/2017 5:04 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 Dentistry |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Sandra Reen Executive Director (804)367-4437 sandra.reen@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 60 - 21: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapters 24 and 27 of Title 54.1 Federal: None applicable |
Date Petition Received | 08/25/2016 |
Petitioner | Dr. Christine Barry |
To add to the listing of approved providers of continuing education, "and other continuing
education organizations as approved by the Board".
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on September 19, 2016 in the Register of Regulations
and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to
receive public comment ending October 19, 2016. The request to amend regulations
and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the Board at its
meeting scheduled for December 9, 2016.
Publication Date | 09/19/2016 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 10/19/2016 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 01/18/2017 |
At its meeting on December 9, 2016, the Board discussed the request and attached documentation.
Board members were also given a copy of the one public comment on the petition.The
Board has decided not to initiate rulemaking for two reasons: 1) the Board has neither
the expertise nor the resources to appropriately evaluate each course for course content,
credentials of the presenter, and quality of provider; it must largely rely on established
professional associations and education institutions to perform those tasks; and 2)
persons or entities that offer continuing education, such as NPCC, have the opportunity
to submit courses for approval by one of the associations or institutions currently
listed in regulation, provided the courses are "continuing education programs...directly
relevant to the treatment and care of patients"(18VAC60-21-250 B).