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Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects
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Comments 		Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations
Action: General Review of Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/10/25
2 comments
Last comment: 8/12/25 10:28 am
 
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
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Comments 		Body-Piercing Regulations
Action: General Review of Body-Piercing Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/26/25
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Board for Contractors
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Comments 		Board for Contractors Regulations
Action: General Regulatory Reduction Initiative
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 8/27/25
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Comments 		Board for Contractors Regulations
Action: Change in Examination Fee Provisions
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/26/25
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Board of Counseling
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
Request for exemption for residency hours obtained prior to holding temporary counseling license
 
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
5 comments
Last comment: 8/13/25 1:10 pm
 
Board of Dentistry
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Dental Assistants
Action: Elimination of direct pulp capping as a delegable task for a Dental Assistant II
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/10/25
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Board of Medical Assistance Services
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Comments 		Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services
Action: Preventive Services
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Board of Medicine
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Midwives
Action: General disclosure requirement amendment consistent with statutory changes
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 8/27/25
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Board of Pharmacy
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Allowance for centralized warehouser or wholesale distributor to verify Schedule VI drugs for automated dispensing devices in hospitals
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 8/27/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Crisis Stabilization Services and Use of Automated Drug Dispensing Systems and Remote Dispensing Systems
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/10/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Pharmacy working conditions
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 8/27/25
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Comments 		Regulations for Practitioners of the Healing Arts to Sell Controlled Substances
Action: Action to change nurse practitioner references to advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to Ch. 183 of the 2023 General Assembly
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Juvenile Record Information and the Virginia Juvenile Justice Information System
Action: Fast-Track Action to Remove a Document Incorporated by Reference from 6VAC35-160
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 8/27/25
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Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
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Comments 		Auxiliary Grants Program
Action: Conform Discharge and Death Notices to Align with 22VAC30-110-40
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Real Estate Appraiser Board
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Comments 		Real Estate Appraiser Board Rules and Regulations
Action: General Review of Real Estate Appraiser Board Rules and Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/10/25
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Safety and Health Codes Board
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Comments 		Public Participation Guidelines
 
 
 Closes: 8/18/25
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Comments 		Virginia Field Sanitation Standard, Agriculture
 
 
 Closes: 8/18/25
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State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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Comments 		Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grants
Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grants
 
 
 Closes: 9/4/25
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Comments 		Requirements for Virginia's Early Intervention System
Action: Amendments Resulting from Periodic Review 2024: Adding Professions
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
1 comments
Last comment: 8/14/25 11:37 am
 
State Board of Education
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Comments 		Regulations Governing School Community Programs
Action: Repeal of Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing School Activity Funds
Action: Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing School Lunch Sale of Food Items
Action: Repeal Chapter 290 following periodic review
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Physical and Health Education
Action: Repeal of Chapter 320 following periodic review
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing School Boards Local
Action: Repeal and Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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State Board of Health
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Comments 		Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control
Action: Amendment to comply with changes in public health practice
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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Comments 		Certified Nursing Facility Staffing Standards Regulation
Action: Promulgation of New Regulation to Implement Chapters 482 and 483 of the 2023 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 9/10/25
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State Board of Social Services
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Comments 		Amend Permanency Services Regulation to Conform to 2025 Legislation
Amend Permanency Services Regulation to Conform to 2025 Legislation
 
 
 Closes: 8/31/25
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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 Reduction 2024
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 8/27/25
1 comments
Last comment: 8/11/25 11:31 am
 
State Water Control Board
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Comments 		Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation
Action: Amend the regulations to change the statewide permit fee schedule in accordance with Chapter 2 of the 2024 Special Session I Acts of Assembly
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/10/25
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Treasury Board
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Comments 		Public Participation Guidelines
 
 
 Closes: 9/1/25
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Comments 		Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act Regulations
 
 
 Closes: 9/1/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Escheats
 
 
 Closes: 9/1/25
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Comments 		Unclaimed Property Administrative Review Process
 
 
 Closes: 9/1/25
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