Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

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petitionid441
issue1
volume42
publicationdate08/25/2025
filedatetime07/31/2025 08:34am
boardnameBoard of Medicine
titlenum18
agencynum85
coordinatornameErin Barrett
coordinatorphone(804)750-3912
coordinatoremailerin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
contactnameErin Barrett
contacttitleDirector of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
contactemailerin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
contactphone(804)750-3912
contactaddress1Perimeter Center
contactaddress29960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
contactcityHenrico
contactstateVA
contactzip23233
stateauthorityChapter 29 of Title 54.1
federalauthority
recievedate07/31/2025
petitionerJoseph Foley, DC
request

The petitioner requests that the Board of Medicine amend 18VAC85-20-235 to (1) remove the requirement that doctors of chiropractic obtain clinical continuing education hours and (2) require 24 of the 30 annual hours be in person, face-to-face.

agencyplan

The petition will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on August 25, 2025. 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 August 25, 2025 and will close on September 24, 2025. 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 30, 2025. The petitioner will be notified of the Board’s decision after that meeting.

commentenddate09/24/2025
chapternumber20
chapternameRegulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic
titleResponse to Petition for Rulemaking