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. 

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.

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.