| 2/12/2024 9:58 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
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
| Promulgating Board: | Board of Nursing |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Jay P. Douglas, R.N. Executive Director (804)367-4520 jay.douglas@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 90 - 27: | Regulations Governing Nursing Education Programs |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Section 54.1-2400 and Chapter 30 of Title 54.1 Federal: none |
| Date Petition Received | 02/12/2024 |
| Petitioner | Marcella Williams |
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC90-27-90 and 18VAC90-27-100 to require
training in self-care. The petitioner requests that 18VAC90-27-90 be amended to add
"Personal and professional self-care behaviors that promote well-being, resiliency,
and emotional intelligence." The petitioner requests that 18VAC90-27-100 be amended
to add: "No more than 10 clinical hours within a nursing program may be used as structured
self-care activities. Self-care activities will be planned in cooperation with the
agency involved and designed to meet clinical course objectives available to the students,
the agency, and the Board."
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on March 11, 2024. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory
Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open
on March 11, 2024, and will close on April 10, 2024. The Board will consider the petition
and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close of public
comment, currently scheduled for May 21, 2024. The petitioner will be notified of
the Board's decision after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 03/11/2024 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 04/10/2024 |