10/25/2013 9:38 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 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 | 07/10/2013 |
Petitioner | Melody Cartwright |
To amend requirements for practice by chiropractors relating to treatment and diagnosis
of curvature of the spine and the use of digital x-rays.
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on July 29, 2013 in the Register of Regulations and
also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive
public comment ending August 28, 2013.
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 24, 2013.
Publication Date | 07/29/2013 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 08/28/2013 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 10/25/2013 |
At a meeting of the Board on October 24, 2013, the issues were thoroughly discussed
and a decision made not to initiate rulemaking in response to the petition. Licensees
of the Board are expected to practice within an evidence-based standard of care for
their profession. The Board does not and cannot prescribe by regulation a protocol
for each specific condition a pateint might present. Additionally, the use of digital-xrays
has some advantages for electronic communication of patient records, but there is
no evidence of improved outcomes for patient care.