8/5/2022 4:29 pm
Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations 		VA.R. Document Number: R____-______
Virginia Register Publication Information

Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
Initial Agency Notice
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Agency Decision
Promulgating Board: Board of Medicine
Regulatory Coordinator: Erin Barrett

(804)367-4688

erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
Agency Contact: William L. Harp, M.D.

Executive Director

(804)367-4558

william.harp@dhp.virginia.gov
Contact Address: Department of Health Professions

9960 Mayland Drive

Suite 300

Richmond, VA 23233
Chapter Affected:
18 vac 85 - 150: Regulations Governing the Practice of Behavior Analysis
Statutory Authority: State: ยงยง 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957.16

Federal:
Date Petition Received 04/25/2022
Petitioner Michael Moates
 Petitioner's Request
The petitioner requests that the Board of Medicine amend 18VAC85-150-110, which provides the scope of practice for behavior analysts, to ban conversion therapy, shock therapy, and the use of a graduated electronic decelerator to modify behavior. 
 Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on May 23, 2022 and on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall. Public comment will open on May 23, 2022 and will close on June 22, 2022. The Board of Medicine will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at its Executive Committee meeting on August 5, 2022. The petitioner will be notified of the Board\'s decision after that meeting.
Publication Date 05/23/2022  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 06/22/2022
 Agency Decision
Take no action
Agency Response Date 08/05/2022
 Agency Decision Text
The Board considered the petition at its August 5, 2022 Executive Committee meeting and decided it would take no action. Conversion therapy is already prohibited for all licensees of DHP. No regulation is necessary to enforce the statute. Additionally, the Board can address any standard of care violations that may arise by the use of shock therapy or graduated electronic decelerators through its standard disciplinary provisions.