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Board of Counseling
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
Action: Unprofessional conduct - conversion therapy
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/30/20
1 comments
Last comment: 9/27/20 5:19 pm
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
Action: Resident license
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Certification of Rehabilitation Providers
Action: Periodic review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Registration of Qualified Mental Health Professionals
Action: Registration of QMHP-trainees
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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Board of Dentistry
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry
Action: Administration of sedation and anesthesia
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Hygiene
Action: Protocols for remote supervision of VDH and DBHDS dental hygienists
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
1 comments
Last comment: 9/26/20 8:14 am
 
Board of Housing and Community Development
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Comments 		Virginia Certification Standards
Action: Review and Update of the Virginia Certification Standards
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Comments 		Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
Action: Update the Uniform Statewide Building Code
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Comments 		Virginia Manufactured Home Safety Regulations
Action: Review and Update of the Virginia Manufactured Home Safety Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Board of Medical Assistance Services
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Comments 		DRAFT: DME Provider Manual Chapter IV
DRAFT: DME Provider Manual Chapter IV
 
 
 Closes: 10/16/20
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Comments 		Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services
Action: Removal of the 21 Out of 60 Day Limit
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 10/15/20
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Board of Medicine
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine
Action: Waiver for e-prescribing of an opioid
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
1 comments
Last comment: 9/20/20 5:56 pm
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants
Action: Practice with patient care team physician
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/30/20
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Board of Nursing
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Comments 		Regulations for Nurse Aide Education Programs
Action: Implementing Result of Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Board of Optometry
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Comments 		Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry
Action: Repeal of professional designation rules and fees
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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Comments 		Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry
Action: Waiver for e-prescribing
Stage: Emergency/NOIRA
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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Board of Pharmacy
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Increase in fees
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Use of medication carousels and RFID technology
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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Board of Physical Therapy
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy
Action: Practice of dry needling
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
2 comments
Last comment: 9/29/20 12:18 pm
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy
Action: Implementation of the Physical Therapy Compact
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/30/20
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Board of Psychology
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology
Action: Unprofessional conduct/conversion therapy
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/30/20
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Board of Social Work
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work
Action: Unprofessional conduct/practice of conversion therapy
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/30/20
0 comments
 
Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program
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Comments 		Ignition Interlock Regulations
Action: Amendments to Virginia's Ignition Interlock Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/30/20
10 comments
Last comment: 9/30/20 1:53 pm
 
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
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Comments 		Assessment in Assisted Living Facilities
Action: Amend Assessment in Assisted Living Facilities
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/13/20
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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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Comments 		Standards for Classification of Real Estate as Devoted to Agricultural Use and to Horticultural Use Under the Virginia Land Use Assessment Law
Action: Amendments to reflect regulatory changes required pursuant to Chapter 504 of the 2018 Acts of Assembly; general review of this regulation
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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Department of Law / Office of the Attorney General
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Disclosure of CID (Civil Investigative Demand)
 
 
 Closes: 10/19/20
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Department of Taxation
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Comments 		Public Participation Guidelines
 
 
 Closes: 10/19/20
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Comments 		Watercraft Sales and Use Tax
 
 
 Closes: 10/19/20
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Comments 		Tax on Wills and Administration
 
 
 Closes: 10/19/20
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Comments 		Cigarette Tax Regulations
 
 
 Closes: 10/19/20
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Comments 		Virginia Soft Drink Excise Tax Regulations
 
 
 Closes: 10/19/20
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State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations For Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Action: Provision of provider statement to any other provider
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
17 comments
Last comment: 9/24/20 12:54 pm
 
State Board of Elections
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Comments 		Voter Registration
Action: Amendment to the Definition of Valid
Stage: Final   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
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Comments 		Election Administration
Action: Secure Process for Overfull Optical Scan Machines at the General Registrar's Office
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
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Comments 		Election Administration
Action: Mandatory Logic and Accuracy Testing for Electronic Pollbooks
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
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Comments 		Absentee Voting
Action: Action Making an Illegible or Missing Postmark an Immaterial Omission on Absentee Ballot Envelopes
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
599 comments
Last comment: 10/1/20 9:17 am
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Comments 		Absentee Voting
Action: Mandatory Mailing Elements on Absentee Ballot Envelopes
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
2 comments
Last comment: 9/25/20 2:17 pm
 
State Board of Health
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Comments 		Certification of Doulas [UNDER DEVELOPMENT]
Action: Adopt regulations setting forth the requirements for doula certification
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Certification of Certain Institutions to Confer Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
Action: Regulatory Language for Enrollment Agreement Legislation
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 11/14/20
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Certification of Certain Institutions to Confer Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
Action: Fee Changes
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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State Water Control Board
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Comments 		Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Sewage Discharges Less Than or Equal to 1,000 Gallons Per Day
Action: 2021 Amendment and Reissuance of the Existing Regulation
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/3/20
1 comments
Last comment: 8/4/20 5:31 pm
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Comments 		General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Seafood Processing Facilities
Action: 2021 Amendment and Reissuance of the Existing Regulation
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
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Comments 		General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges From Petroleum Contaminated Sites, Groundwater Remediation and Hydrostatic Tests
Action: Amend and Reissue the Existing General Permit Regulation
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/28/20
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Comments 		Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit Regulation for Poultry Waste Management
Action: Reissue and amend, if necessary, the Virginia Pollution Abatement Regulation and General Permit for Poultry Waste Management
Stage: Proposed   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/2/20
1 comments
Last comment: 8/3/20 10:55 am
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Comments 		Certification of Nonpoint Source Nutrient Credits (formerly 4VAC50-80)
Action: Submittal of Section 91 of 9VAC25-900 for Publication
Stage: Final   This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
 
 Closes: 10/28/20
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Virginia Racing Commission
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Comments 		Historical Horse Racing [under development]
Action: To Promulgate Regulations Pertaining to Historical Horse Racing
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 10/14/20
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