PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKINGVol. 29 Iss. 23 - July 15, 2013
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: Deborah Hickman.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: To amend 18VAC60-20-72 to allow a dental assistant who holds a valid CDA issued by the Dental Assisting National Board and successfully completes the CRFDA certification to take the examination without attending dental assisting school.
Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition will be published on July 15, 2013, 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 15, 2013. 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 13, 2013.
Public Comment Deadline: August 15, 2013.
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. R13-29; Filed June 18, 2013, 10:03 a.m.
