PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKINGVol. 31 Iss. 23 - July 13, 2015
TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Initial Agency Notice
Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-20. Regulations Governing Dental Practice.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Terry Dickinson.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend regulations for unprofessional conduct to adopt, by reference, the Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct of the American Dental Association.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on July 13, 2015, in the Virginia Register of Regulations and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment ending August 12, 2015. The request to amend regulations and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the board at its meeting scheduled for September 18, 2015.
Public Comment Deadline: August 12, 2015.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R15-35; Filed June 11, 2015, 9:22 a.m.
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC60-20. Regulations Governing Dental Practice.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Mandepp Sood.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: Amend 18VAC60-20-60 to accept dental school programs accredited by Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) since there is an existing reciprocal agreement between CDAC and Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (CODA) to bilaterally recognize programs that are accredited by either of these commissions.
Agency Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The petition and public comment, including a letter of support from CODA, were considered by the board on June 9, 2015. The board's decision was to amend its regulation by a fast-track action.
Agency Contact: Elaine J. Yeatts, Agency Regulatory Coordinator, Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-4688, or email elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. R15-31; Filed June 15, 2015, 2:34 p.m.
