3/12/2021 9:58 am 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 Veterinary Medicine |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Leslie L. Knachel Executive Director (804)597-4130 leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 150 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 38 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 10/26/2020 |
Petitioner | Gideon Daniel |
To amend section 172 to allow an unlicensed veterinary assistant to place an intravenous
catheter
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on November 23, 2020 in the Register of Regulations
and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to
receive public comment ending December 23, 2020.
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 first meeting after the comment period, which is
scheduled for March 11, 2021. The petitioner will be informed of its decision after
that meeting.
Publication Date | 11/23/2020 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 12/23/2020 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 03/12/2021 |
The petition was published on November 23, 2020 in the Register of Regulations and
also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive
public comment ending December 23, 2020. There were 359 comments posted on the Townhall.
The Board reviewed the comments in support and in opposition to the petition. While
board members are aware of the shortage of veterinary technicians, it did not agree
that the role of an unlicensed assistant should be expanded to include placement of
intravenous catheters. Board members expressed concerns about safety of their patients
and reiterated that invasive procedures require education and training in anatomical
structures and managing complications. In the interest of patient care and practitioner
accountability, the Board voted unanimously to not initiate rulemaking.