10/13/2022 12:13 pm 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 Veterinary Medicine |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Leslie L. Knachel Executive Director (804)597-4130 leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 150 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 38 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 03/24/2022 |
Petitioner | Amber J. Lee |
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC150-20-121, which provides requirements
for licensure by endorsement of veterinary technicians, to remove 18VAC150-20-121(2)
in order to accommodate technicians from other jurisdictions who may have been out
of the workforce for an extended period of time.
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on April 25, 2022. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory
Townhall to receive public comment, which will open on April 25, 2022 and will close
on May 25, 2022. The Board will consider the petition and all comments in support
or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public comment, June 28, 2022.
The petitioner will be notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
Publication Date | 04/25/2022 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 05/25/2022 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 10/13/2022 |
At its meeting on October 13, 2022, the Board voted to take no action on the petition.
The Board determined that 18VAC150-20-121(2) serves as a parallel requirement to clinical
work performed in educational settings. Because veterinary technicians can obtain
licensure in other jurisdictions without the educational component Virginia requires,
the Board finds that the clinical component of required practice prior to issuing
a license by endorsement to a veterinary technician is necessary for safety of the
public.