To amend18VAC60-20-50, Requirements for continuing education to include Ursus Lifesavers and Aquatics as approved providers for BLS training.

The petition will be published on September 10, 2012 in the Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending October 10, 2012. The request to amend regulations and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the Board at its meeting scheduled for December 7, 2012. 

The petition was considered by the Board at its meeting on December 7, 2012.  Since the Board does not have the time and resources to properly evaluate each potential provider of continuing education, it has relied on those nationally-recognized organizations listed in Section 50 of its regulations.  If the petitioner's business offered courses under the auspices of one or more such organizations, the continuing education hours would be acceptable.  Therefore, the Board declined to initiate a rule-making process and voted to retain Section 50 as currently written.