6/13/2012 12:12 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
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Pharmacy |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Caroline Juran, RPh (804)367-4416 caroline.juran@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 110 - 20: | Virginia Board of Pharmacy Regulations |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapters 33 and 34 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 02/22/2012 |
Petitioner | Kristen Barratt, R.Ph. |
To adopt regulations similar to those in NC and WV that establish a limitation on
the number of hours a pharmacist can work continuously and a requirement for breaks
during a shift.
Agency Plan
Comment on the petition may be sent by email, regular mail or posted on the Virginia
Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. Following receipt of all comments
on the petition to amend regulations, the Board will decide whether to make any changes
to the regulatory language in Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy. This
matter will be on the Board's agenda for its meeting on June 12, 2012, and the petitioner will
be informed of the Board's decision after that meeting.
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Publication Date | 03/26/2012 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 04/15/2012 |
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date | 06/13/2012 |
At its meeting on June 12, 2012, the Board considered all comment and a recommendation
from the Regulation Committee. In response, it decided to issue a Notice of Intended
Regulatory Action (NOIRA) to consider changes similar to those suggested in the petition. Following
publication of the NOIRA, the Regulation Committee of the Board will review regulations
from other states and any comments received from the Notice. Draft regulations will
be proposed to the full Board.