PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKINGVol. 25 Iss. 19 - May 25, 2009
TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 9VAC25-260. Water Quality Standards.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: City of Roxboro, North Carolina.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Designate an approximately one-mile segment of the Dan River in Virginia downriver of Danville near the VA/NC state line as public water supply.
Agency's Plan for Disposition of Request: Public-notice receipt of the petition and provide for a 21-day public comment period. Upon close of the public comment period, review any comments received and then present the petition and the results of the public comment period to the board at a future meeting for their consideration.
Public Comments: Comments may be submitted until June 15, 2009.
Agency Contact: David C. Whitehurst, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4121, FAX (804) 698-4116.
VA.R. Doc. No. R09-24; Filed May 5, 2009, 11:38 a.m.
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TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF MEDICINE
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Ana Colon.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amend 18VAC85-20-235, which requires an applicant to pass Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® within 10 years or to hold board certification.
Agency's Plan for Disposition of Request: The board will receive public comment on the petition for rulemaking and will consider any public comment and the petition at a meeting of the board on June 25, 2009.
Public Comments: Comments may be submitted until June 24, 2009.
Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4621, FAX (804) 527-4426, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R09-25; Filed May 11, 2009, 10:46 a.m.
BOARD OF MEDICINE
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC85-50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Ernestine Wagner.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amend regulations for physician assistants to remove the requirement for a supervising physician to see a patient at every 4th visit or on the 2nd visit if not significantly improved.
Agency's Plan for Disposition of Request: The board will receive public comment on the petition for rulemaking and will consider any public comment and the petition at a meeting of the board on June 25, 2009.
Public Comments: Comments may be submitted until June 11, 2009.
Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D., Executive Director, Board of Medicine, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463, telephone (804) 367-4621, FAX (804) 527-4426, or email william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R09-26; Filed May 11, 2009
BOARD OF LONG-TERM CARE ADMINISTRATORS
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC95-30. Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3102 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Cynthia Payne.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To allow a registered nurse who meets the experience requirements for an assisted living administrator to be licensed without an additional examination.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reasons for Decision: Because of meeting cancellations, the board was unable to act on the petition until May 5, 2009, at which time the members voted to deny the request and retain the current requirements for licensure.
Agency Contact: Lisa R. Hahn, Executive Director, Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4424, FAX (804) 524-4413, or email lisa.hahn@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R09-08; Filed May 5, 2009, 2:12 p.m.
BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC140-20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Shirley A. Johnson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend qualifications for licensure by allowing a person who holds a degree in a related field of study and has been licensed for 10 or more years as a licensed social worker in another state to be licensed in Virginia.
Agency's Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published in the Register of Regulations and circulated to interested parties for comment until June 24, 2009. Following the comment period, the board will consider the request for amendments at its next meeting scheduled for July 17, 2009.
Public Comments: Comments may be submitted until June 24, 2009.
Agency Contact: Evelyn B. Brown, Executive Director, Board of Social Work, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4441, FAX (804) 527-4435, or email evelyn.brown@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R09-23; Filed April 28, 2009, 9:14 a.m.
