6/16/2022 11:51 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
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 02/16/2022
Petitioner Michael Moates
 Petitioner's Request
To remove the specific requirement for BACB certification and accept certification from an entity that is nationally accredited to certify practitioners of behavior analysis.
 Agency Plan
  In accordance with Virginia law, the petition will be filed with the Register of Regulations and published on March 14, 2022 and posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.virginia.gov. Comment on the petition will be requested until April 13, 2022 and may be posted on the Townhall or sent to the Board.   Following receipt of all comments on the petition to amend regulations, the matter will be considered by the Advisory Board on Behavior Analysis on May 23, 2022, which will make a recommendation to the full Board for its meeting on June 16, 2022.      
Publication Date 03/14/2022  (comment period will also begin on this date)
Comment End Date 04/13/2022
 Agency Decision
Initiate a regulatory change
Agency Response Date 06/16/2022
 Agency Decision Text
At its meeting on June 16, 2022, the Board voted to initiate a rulemaking to amend 18VAC85-150-60 to comply with the language in Virginia Code 54.1-2957.16(B).