| 4/25/2022 9:32 am 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: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | William L. Harp, M.D. Executive Director (804)367-4558 william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 85 - 150: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Behavior Analysis |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: ยงยง 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957.16 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 04/25/2022 |
| Petitioner | Michael Moates |
The petitioner requests that the Board of Medicine amend 18VAC85-150-110, which provides
the scope of practice for behavior analysts, to ban conversion therapy, shock therapy,
and the use of a graduated electronic decelerator to modify behavior.
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on May 23, 2022 and on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall. Public comment will open
on May 23, 2022 and will close on June 22, 2022. The Board of Medicine will consider
the petition and all comments in support or opposition at its Executive Committee
meeting on August 5, 2022. The petitioner will be notified of the Board's decision
after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 05/23/2022 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 06/22/2022 |