11/3/2023 3:39 pm
Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations 		VA.R. Document Number: R____-______
Virginia Register Publication Information

Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: Board of Social Work
Regulatory Coordinator: Erin Barrett

(804)367-4688

erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
Agency Contact: Jaime Hoyle

Executive Director

(804)367-4441

jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov
Contact Address: Department of Health Professions

9960 Mayland Drive

Suite 300

Henrico, VA 23233
Chapter Affected:
18 vac 140 - 20: Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work
Statutory Authority: State: Chapter 37 of Title 54.1

Federal:
Date Petition Received 08/11/2023
Petitioner Erin Tomlinson
 Petitioner's Request
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC140-20-105(B)(1)(d) to include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association (EMDRIA) and APA approved trainings as approved continuing education. 
 Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on September 11, 2023. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open on September 11, 2023 and will close on October 11, 2023. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, currently scheduled for November 3, 2023. The petitioner will be notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
Publication Date 09/11/2023  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 10/11/2023
 Agency Decision
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date 11/03/2023
 Agency Decision Text
At its meeting on November 3, 2023, the Board voted to initiate a rulemaking to include trainings approved by the American Psychological Association as approved continuing education in 18VAC140-20-105(B)(1)(d). The Board will file a notice of intended regulatory action to begin the regulatory process for change.