| 8/26/2024 8:42 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 Counseling |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@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 Henrico, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 115 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 35 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 08/26/2024 |
| Petitioner | James Honeycutt |
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC115-20-52(C)(3) and 18VAC115-50-60(C)(3)
to allow previous clinical experience obtained by a licensed professional counselor
or licensed marriage and family therapist who is also a licensed psychologist, licensed
clinical social worker, or psychiatrist to satisfy the requirements for two years
of post-licensure clinical experience.
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on September 23, 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 September 23, 2024 and will close on October 23, 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 January 24, 2025. The petitioner
will be notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 09/23/2024 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 10/23/2024 |