3/15/2018 3:33 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: | Leslie L. Knachel Executive Director (804)367-4468 leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, 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 | 09/19/2017 |
Petitioner | Claire Webster |
To authorize the delegation of administration of Schedule II-V drugs by any route
to an unlicensed assistant under the direction and supervision of a veterinarian or
a veterinary technician.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on October 16, 2017 in the Register of Regulations
and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to
receive public comment ending November15, 2017.
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 February 8, 2018.
Publication Date | 10/16/2017 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 11/15/2017 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 03/15/2018 |
The petition and the comments on the petition were considered by the Board at its
meeting on Friday, March 15, 2018. Members of the Board voted to deny the petition
because they believe delegation of administration of Schedule II through V drugs to
unlicensed assistants is not consistent with protection of public health and safety.
There is no measure of competency and no direct accountability for practice by an
unlicensed person. Additionally, there does not appear to be any authority in the
Virginia Drug Control Act for such delegation of administration of controlled substances.