10/23/2014 4:24 pm 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: | Elaine Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Henrico, 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 | 04/24/2014 |
Petitioner | Alysoun Ann Mahoney |
To amend section 121, requirements for licensure of veterinary technicians, to require
completion of training in animal behavior through a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on May 19, 2014 in the Register of Regulations and
also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive
public comment ending June 18, 2014.
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 October 22, 2014.
Publication Date | 05/19/2014 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 06/18/2014 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 10/23/2014 |
At its meeting yesterday, October 22, 2014, the Board considered all comments in favor
of and in opposition to the request for amendment. Its conclusion was that the veterinary
technician programs have adequate training in animal behavior, and the additional
requirement for a formal training through a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist would
be burdensome. The Board does not specify certain training or subject matter for
licensure; it does require that educational programs be accredited. While the topic
of animal behavior is certainly important to the practice of veterinary technicians,
the Board does not believe it is primary above all other subject matter and therefore
necessary to be singled out as a requirement. Therefore, the Board has denied the
petition and will not initiate rule-making.