| 1/23/2024 12:21 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
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
| Promulgating Board: | Board of Nursing |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Jay P. Douglas, R.N. Executive Director (804)367-4520 jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 90 - 27: | Regulations Governing Nursing Education Programs |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Section 54.1-2400 and Chapter 30 of Title 54.1 Federal: none |
| Date Petition Received | 10/18/2023 |
| Petitioner | Leah Jaquez |
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC90-27-60(A)(4) to allow nurses with
20 years or more of experience to serve as faculty for nursing education programs.
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on November 20, 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 November 20, 2023 and will close on December 20, 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 January 23, 2024. The petitioner
will be notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 11/20/2023 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 12/20/2023 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 01/23/2024 |
The Board of Nursing voted at its January 23, 2024 meeting to take no action on the
petition and send the issue to the regulatory committee to review as the regulatory
committee is currently in the process of reviewing this chapter and this provision.