| 8/21/2020 4:46 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 Counseling |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@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 Richmond, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 115 - 60: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 35 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 04/20/2020 |
| Petitioner | James Christmas |
To amend section 50 to allow persons who are licensed as clinical social workers to
be licensed as substance abuse treatment practitioners without examination.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published in the Register of Regulations with a comment period
from May 11, 2020 to June 10, 2020. All comments will be considered by the Board at
it next meeting, scheduled for August 21, 2020.
| Publication Date | 05/11/2020 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 06/10/2020 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 08/21/2020 |
At its meeting on August 21, 2020, the Board declined to take action on the petition.
It concurred with the commenters who noted that licensure as a substance abuse treatment
practitioner requires specialized education, experience, and examination. In its proposed
amendments adopted pursuant to a periodic review of Chapter 60, the Board has already
deleted the existing exemption from examination for licensed professional counselors.