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Board for Contractors
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Comments 		Individual License and Certification Regulations
Action: Temporary Certification of Elevator Mechanics
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Board for Waste Management Facility Operators
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Comments 		Waste Management Facility Operators Regulations
Action: General Regulatory Reduction Initiative
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Board of Long-Term Care Administrators
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing Home Administrators
Action: Regulatory Reduction 2023
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
1 comments
Last comment: 3/24/25 5:16 pm
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing Home Administrators
Ability to use similar credits from ALF AIT program for completion of NHA AIT program
 
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
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Board of Medical Assistance Services
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Comments 		State Plan Under Title XIX of the Social Security Act Medical Assistance Program; General Provisions
Action: Third Party Liability Update
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
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Board of Medicine
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic
Action: Licensure of foreign physicians through provisional and restricted licenses
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants
Action: Removal of patient care team physician or podiatrist name from prescriptions issued by physician assistants
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
28 comments
Last comment: 3/25/25 6:25 pm
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants
Action: Amendment to requirements for patient care team physician or podiatrist consultation and collaboration
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
15 comments
Last comment: 3/25/25 6:28 pm
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Comments 		Regulations for Licensure of Occupational Therapists
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review for Chapter 80
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
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Board of Nursing
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Nursing Education Programs
Action: Amendment to clinical hours limitations outside of Virginia pursuant to 2024 legislation
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
7 comments
Last comment: 3/26/25 8:48 am
 
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Virginia Commercial Feed Law
Action: Addition of dietary fiber to pet food label requirements
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Comments 		Notice of Public Comment – Virginia K-12 Environmental Literacy Strategic Plan
Notice of Public Comment – Virginia K-12 Environmental Literacy Strategic Plan
 
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
5 comments
Last comment: 3/16/25 10:10 pm
 
Department of General Services
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Comments 		DIVISION OF CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY SERVICES; Request for Comments on Revision to Fees for Drinking Water Laboratory Certification (1VAC30-41-270), Effective May 1, 2025-April 30, 2026
DIVISION OF CONSOLIDATED LABORATORY SERVICES; Request for Comments on Revision to Fees for Drinking Water Laboratory Certification (1VAC30-41-270), Effective May 1, 2025-April 30, 2026
 
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Department of Health Professions
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Prescription Monitoring Program
Action: 2023 periodic review amendments to PMP regulations
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Department of Labor and Industry
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Comments 		Local Government Union Requirements and Employee Protections
Action: Local Government Union Requirements and Employee Protections
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 5/23/25
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Department of Transportation
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Comments 		Comprehensive Roadside Management Program Regulations
Action: NOIRA and Periodic Review
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
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Marine Resources Commission
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Comments 		Pertaining to Blue Crab Fishery
Petition to protect Diamondback Terrapins from mortality in blue crab pots by requiring bycatch reduction devices in near-shore waters
 
 
 Closes: 3/31/25
268 comments
Last comment: 3/26/25 3:08 pm
 
State Board of Health
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Comments 		Food Regulations
 
 
 Closes: 3/31/25
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State Board of Social Services
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Comments 		Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Action: Amend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Comments 		Fraud Reduction/Elimination Effort
Action: Rename Program and Modify Local Reimbursement Formula
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 4/23/25
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Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
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Comments 		Virginia Asbestos Licensing Regulations
Action: 2023 General Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 5/23/25
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Virginia Employment Commission
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Comments 		Benefits
Action: 16 VAC 5-60 Amend Benefits
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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Comments 		Interstate and Multistate Claimants
Action: 16 VAC 5-70-10 Amendments
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 4/9/25
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