12/13/2019 11:36 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 Dentistry |
Regulatory Coordinator: | Elaine J. Yeatts (804)367-4688 elaine.yeatts@dhp.virginia.gov |
Agency Contact: | Sandra Reen Executive Director (804)367-4437 sandra.reen@dhp.virginia.gov |
Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233 |
Chapter Affected: | |
18 vac 60 - 21: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry |
Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapters 24 and 27 of Title 54.1 Federal: None applicable |
Date Petition Received | 08/16/2019 |
Petitioner | Deborah Blanchard, DDS |
To delete the requirements for the dentist to be present in the facility and to examine
a patient during the time services are being provided (Subsection D of section 120)
Agency Plan
The petition will be published on September 16, 2019 in the Register of Regulations
and also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to
receive public comment ending October 15, 2019. The request to amend regulations
and any comments for or against the petition will be considered by the Board at the
first scheduled meeting after close of comment, which will be December 13, 2019. The
petitioner will receive information on the Board's decision after that date.
Publication Date | 09/16/2019 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
Comment End Date | 10/15/2019 |
Take no action
Agency Response Date | 12/13/2019 |
At its meeting today, the Board considered the petition and public comment, both in
support and in opposition. Following the recommendation of its Regulatory/Legislative
Committee, the Board decided not to initiate rulemaking and confirmed its current
requirement that a dentist be present in the facility and examine the patient during
the time services are being provided by a dental hygienist. The Board does have regulations
for general supervision that do not require the dentist to be present, provided certain
conditions and restrictions are met.