6/15/2015 2:34 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 Dentistry |
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 60 - 20: | Regulations Governing Dental Practice |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 27 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 04/20/2015 |
Petitioner | Mandepp Sood |
Amend 18VAC60-20-60 to accept dental school programs accredited by Commission on Dental
Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) since there is an existing reciprocal agreement between
CDAC and Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (CODA)
to bilaterally recognize programs that are accredited by either of these commissions.
Agency Plan
The Board will publish the petition on May 18, 2015 and ask for public comment until
June 9, 2015. The petition and any comment will be considered by the Board at its
meeting scheduled for June 12, 2015.
Publication Date | 05/18/2015 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 06/09/2015 |
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date | 06/15/2015 |
The petition and public comment, including a letter of support from the Commission
on Dental Accreditation (CODA), was considered by the Board on June 9, 2015. The
Board's decision was to amend its regulation by a fast-track action.