2/5/2021 6:03 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 Counseling |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Jaime Hoyle Executive Director (804)367-4406 jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 115 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 35 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 12/01/2020 |
Petitioner | Tasha Burnette |
To modify the regulation on required supervision hours for endorsement.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition will be filed with the Register of Regulations
and published on December 21, 2020 with comment requested until January 20, 2021.
It will also be placed on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall and available for comments
to be posted electronically at www.townhall.virginia.gov.
At its first meeting following the close of comment, which is scheduled for February
5, 2021, the Board will consider the request to amend regulations and all comment
received in support or opposition. The petitioner will be informed of the board's
response and any action it approves.
Publication Date | 12/21/2020 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 01/20/2021 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 02/05/2021 |
The Board considered the petition at its meeting on February 5, 2021 and decided it
would not initiate rulemaking. An applicant from another state can qualify by meeting
the education and experience requirements for licensure. In lieu of meeting those
requirements, the Board allows an applicant to verify two years of post-licensure
clinical practice as a minimum to demonstrate competency. The Board recently reviewed
its regulations for endorsement and determined that the requirement for some period
of clinical practice for those applicants who do not qualify by education and experience
is necessary to protect the public health and safety