| 7/1/2015 10:48 am 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: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Elaine Yeatts Agency Regulatory Coordinator (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Henrico, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 85 - 50: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 04/15/2015 |
| Petitioner | Cara English |
Replace requirement for NCCPA certification with other measure(s) of continuing competency
for renewal of physician assistant licensure.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on May 4, 2015 in the Register of Regulations and also
posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive
public comment ending May 24, 2014.
Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the matter
will be considered by the Advisory Board on Physician Assistants which will decide
whether to recommend any changes to the regulatory language. This matter will be
on the Advisory Board's agenda for its meeting on June 4, 2015 and on the full Board's
agenda on June 18, 2015.
| Publication Date | 05/04/2015 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 05/24/2015 |
Take no action
| Agency Response Date | 07/01/2015 |
At its meeting on June 4, 2015, the Advisory Board on Physician Assistants recommended
that the petition be denied because members believe NCCPA certification continues
to be the best measure of continued competency and because physician assistants have
multiple opportunities to pass the examination prior to expiration of their certification.
On June 18, 2015, the Board of Medicine accepted the recommendation and rationale
of the Advisory Board and voted to deny the petition.