| 2/25/2014 3:53 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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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 Medicine |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | William L. Harp, M.D. (804)367-4558 william.harp@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 85 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathy, Podiatry, and Chiropractic |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 02/25/2014 |
| Petitioner | Sue Cressel |
To amend section 90 which sets out the requirements for prescribing weight-loss drugs
to allow nurse practitioners to prescribe without the patient being seen by the physician.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on March 24, 2014 in the Register of Regulations
and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to
receive public comment ending April 23, 2014.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the Board
will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will
be on the Board's agenda for its meeting on June 19, 2014.
| Publication Date | 03/24/2014 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 04/23/2014 |