1/21/2012 11:08 am 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 Social Work |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Catherine Chappell (804)367-4406 catherine.chappell@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Elaine J. Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 140 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 37 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 10/05/2011 |
Petitioner | Grace K. Nozaki |
Regulations should define real-time webinars as Category 1 continuing education.
Agency Plan
The petition was filed with the Register of Regulations and will be published on October
24, 2011 with a request for comment to be received until November 15, 2011.
At the next meeting held after the close of the comment period, the Board will consider the
petition and any comment received to decide whether or not to initiate the rule-making process.
Publication Date | 10/24/2011 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 11/15/2011 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 01/21/2012 |
At its meeting on January 20, 2012, the Board considered the petition and decided
to deny your request to initiate the rule-making process based on the current regulations
which do not specify the delivery method for Category 1 continuing education. Provided
the "formally organized learning activity" (workshops, seminars, conferences or courses)
is offered and documented by one of the entities listed in regulation, it is acceptable
for Category 1 continuing education. Those entities include universities or colleges,
governmental agencies or school systems or professional organizations in the behavioral
health field. The issue is not whether the seminar was delivered via the web or live,
the issue is whether it was offered by one of the entities approved to offer Category
1 CE.