| 8/24/2011 12:21 pm 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
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
| Promulgating Board: | Board of Medicine |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | William L. Harp, M.D. (804)367-4621 william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Elaine J. Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 85 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathy, Podiatry, and Chiropractic |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 05/23/2011 |
| Petitioner | Dr. Kenneth Knox |
To amend regulations to allow a chiropractor who has been practicing for 5 or more
years in another state to be licensed if he has passed Parts I, II, and III of the
Board examination and has failed Part IV but has a score of 375 on the Special Purpose
Examination for Chiropractic.
Agency Plan
Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the Board
will decide whether to make any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will
be on the Board's agenda for its meeting on August 5, 2011, and the petitioner will
be informed of the Board's decision on the request after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 06/20/2011 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 07/20/2011 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 08/24/2011 |
At its meeting on August 5, 2011, the Board reiterated its determination to require
passage of Part IV of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners examination (NBCE)
for any applicant who graduated after January 31, 1996. Passage of the clinical portion
of the examination has been required for 15 years, and the Board does not believe
it is in the interest of public safety to lessen the examination requirement.