| 4/7/2016 1:59 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 Social Work |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Elaine J. Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coodinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Henrico, 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 | 11/12/2015 |
| Petitioner | Anjaulyeke Bryant-Covert |
To amend section 18VAC140-20-70 to allow persons who have failed the licensing examination
to count their supervision hours beyond the two years currently prescribed. The amendment
would grandfather those applicants who do not meet current requirements for registration
of supervision.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Register of Regulations
and will be published on December 14, 2015 with a request for comment to be received
until January 13, 2016. The petition will also be posted for comment on the Virginia
Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov
At the next meeting held after the close of the comment period, scheduled for February
5, 2016, the Board will consider the petition and any comment received to decide whether
or not to initiate the rule-making process.
| Publication Date | 12/14/2015 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 01/13/2016 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 04/07/2016 |
At its meeting on March 25th, the Board considered the petition; there were two public
comments received in support. Following a lengthy discussion, the Board concluded
that the petitioner's supervised experience was approved prior to initially sitting
for the licensure examination. While a person is required to re-apply if he/she does
not pass the licensure examination within two years, regulation 18VAC140-20-70 specified
a timeframe within which supervised experience that was not pre-registered and approved
could be accepted. Therefore, the Board does not believe an amendment to regulation
is necessary to accomplish the request and has declined to initiate rulemaking.