8/23/2021 11:18 am Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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 Counseling |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Jaime Hoyle Executive Director (804)367-4406 jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 115 - 60: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioners |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 35 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
Date Petition Received | 06/07/2021 |
Petitioner | Jennifer Stolpe |
To amend the education requirement for licensure by endorsement to require only 36
class hours if all class hours were focused on Addiction Counseling.
Agency Plan
The petition will be posted on Townhall and published in the Register of Regulations
on July 5, 2021 with comment requested until August 4, 2021.
The petition and all comments received will be considered at the first meeting of
the Regulatory Committee scheduled on August 6, 2021. The Board will receive a recommendation
from the Committee and decide whether to initiate rulemaking at its meeting on August
20, 2021.
Publication Date | 07/05/2021 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 08/04/2021 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 08/23/2021 |
At its meeting on August 20, 2021, the Board discussed the petitioner's request and
decided not to initiate rulemaking. Since the standard for all licensed professions
regulated by the Board is 60 graduate hours in counseling, a reduction to 36 hours
would be problematic for this license. The petitioner was advised that her educational
background would likely qualify you for certification as a Certified Substance Abuse
Counselor in Virginia, so she could consider pursuing that option.