5/21/2013 2:12 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 Nursing |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Jay P. Douglas, R.N. (804)367-4515 jay.douglas@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 90 - 20: | Regulations of the Board of Nursing |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 30 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 01/31/2013 |
Petitioner | Tonnyann T. Hurley |
To allow a minimum of 2,000 documented hours of practice experience after graduation
from an approved program to be substituted for passage of a specialty examination
if there is no national examination if an area of practice.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition to amend the requirements for registration
of clinical nurse specialists 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 February
25, 2013. Comment on the petition from interested parties is requested until March
24, 2013.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition, the request will be considered
by the Board of Nursing at its meeting on May 21, 2013 to decide whether to make any
changes to the regulatory language.
Publication Date | 02/25/2013 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 03/24/2013 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 05/21/2013 |
The Board considered all comments on the petition and decided to deny the request
for amendments to regulation. The petitioner's proposal is inconsistent with the
Consensus Model for Advanced Practice Nursing, which requires specialty certification
by examination. The Board chose not to depart from nationally recognized standards
and adopt a different model for clinical nurse specialists in Virginia.