| 10/26/2023 4:22 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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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 Veterinary Medicine |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | Erin Barrett (804)367-4688 erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Leslie L. Knachel Executive Director (804)597-4130 leslie.knachel@dhp.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Health Professions 9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Henrico, VA 23233 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 18 vac 150 - 20: | Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Chapter 38 of Title 54.1 Federal: |
| Date Petition Received | 08/11/2023 |
| Petitioner | Gerald Blackburn |
The petitioner requests that the Board amend 18VAC150-20-120(2) to require documentation
of one year of the last four in active practice for licensure by endorsement as a
veterinarian.
Agency Plan
The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations
on September 11, 2023. The petition will also be published on the Virginia Regulatory
Town Hall at www.townhall.virginia.gov to receive public comment, which will open
on September 11, 2023 and will close on October 2, 2023. The Board will consider the
petition and all comments in support or opposition at the next meeting after the close
of public comment, currently scheduled for October 26, 2023. The petitioner will be
notified of the Board's decision after that meeting.
| Publication Date | 09/11/2023 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 10/02/2023 |
Initiate a regulatory change
| Agency Response Date | 10/26/2023 |
At its meeting on October 26, 2023, the Board voted to initiate a rulemaking to implement
the request and to reduce licensure by endorsement requirements in other parts of
the regulation. The Board will file a notice of intended regulatory action to begin
the regulatory process for change.