8/12/2024 7:34 am Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
Virginia Register Publication Information
|
Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
X
Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: | Board of Counseling |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@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 Henrico, 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 | 08/12/2024 |
Petitioner | Sharon Watson |
The petitioner requests that the Board of Counseling amend 18VAC115-20-52(C)(2) and
18VAC115-50-60(C)(3) to require that supervisors complete two hours of continuing
education in residency and supervision requirements and related supervisory ethical
issues as part of required annual continuing education for licensed professional counselors
and licensed marriage and family therapists.
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on September 9, 2024. 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 9, 2024 and will close on October 9, 2024. 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 January 24, 2025. The petitioner will be
notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
Publication Date | 09/09/2024 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 10/09/2024 |