| 12/14/2018 8:53 am 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 Long-Term Care Administrators |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Corie Tillman Wolf Executive Director (804)367-4595 corie.wolf@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233-1463 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 95 - 30: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3102 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 09/13/2018 |
| Petitioner | Daniel Cassiere |
The petitioner requests amendments to: 1) allow an administrator with one year of
total experience to be preceptor; 2) to make it mandatory for an employer to inform
the Board about employee work dates, and 3) to add other types of documents to prove
work history.
Agency Plan
In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Register of Regulations
and posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. The petition
will be published on October 15, 2018, and comment will be requested from interested
parties until November 14, 2018. The petition and copies of all comment will be considered
by the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators at its meeting scheduled for December
13, 2018. After considering the request and reviewing the comments, the Board will
decision whether to initiate rule-making or deny the petition and retain the current
requirements.
| Publication Date | 10/15/2018 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 11/14/2018 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 12/14/2018 |
At its meeting today, the Board considered the petition and comments received and
decided to retain the current requirements. While members appreciated the petitioner's
point of view, it was their conclusion that the requirement of one-year of full-time
employment as an administrator is the minimal amount of experience necessary to adequately
serve as a preceptor for an AIT.
Additionally, the Board did not accept the request to require facilities to verify
employment or to accept other means of verification. This Board does not license
or regulate the facilities, only the administrators of those facilities, and acceptance
of pay stubs may not adequately provide evidence of full-time employment.