8/21/2012 9:25 am
Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations 		VA.R. Document Number: R____-______
Virginia Register Publication Information

Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: Board of Medicine
Regulatory Coordinator: William L. Harp, M.D.

(804)367-4558

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 08/21/2012
Petitioner David Weitzman, M.D.
 Petitioner's Request
To amend requirements for licensure for persons who have been duly licensed in another state and have practiced a set number of years to gain unrestricted licensure by reciprocity or other such pathways.
 Agency Plan
  In accordance with Virginia law, the petition has been filed with the Register of Regulations and will be published on September 10, 2012 and posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. Comment on the petition will be requested until October 5, 2012.  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 October 25, 2012.
Publication Date 09/10/2012  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 10/05/2012