| 9/18/2015 2:11 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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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 J. Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 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 | 06/11/2015 |
| Petitioner | Terry Dickinson |
To amendregulations for unprofessional conduct to adopt, by reference, the Principles
of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct of the American Dental Association.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on July 13, 2015 in the Register of Regulations and
also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive
public comment ending August 12, 2015. The request to amend regulations and any comments
for or against the petition will be considered by the Board at its meeting scheduled
for September 18, 2015.
| Publication Date | 07/13/2015 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 08/12/2015 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 09/18/2015 |
At its meeting on September 18, 2015, the Board voted to deny the petition. The Board
reviewed comments on the petition, a crosswalk between the ADA Code and Virginia law
and regulation, and the Code itself. Members were reminded that the Board relied
heavily on the ADA Code in the 2010 development of amended regulations, so most of
the standards in the Code are addressed in current or proposed regulations. Additionally,
some of the standards in the ADA Code, such as participation in professional societies,
are not appropriate to establish as grounds for disciplinary action.
While the Board appreciates the aspirational language of the ADA Code, it must rely
on more objective standards on which to base a finding of unprofessional conduct and
discipline a licensee.