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Petition Information
Petition Title Amendment of chiropractic continuing education to remove clinical component and add face-to-face requirement
Date Filed 7/31/2025    [Transmittal Sheet]
Petitioner Joseph Foley, DC 
Petitioner's 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.

 
Agency's Plan

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.

 
Comment Period Began 8/25/2025    Ended 9/24/2025
93 comments
Virginia Register Announcement Submitted on 7/31/2025
 
The Virginia Register of Regulations
 
Published on: 8/25/2025     Volume: 42  Issue: 1
Agency Decision Take no action    
Response Date 10/30/2025
Decision Publication Date Published on: 12/1/2025     Volume: 42  Issue: 8
Agency Decision Summary

The Board of Medicine denied the petition due to the petitioner's request that the petition be withdrawn. 


Contact Information
Name / Title: Erin Barrett  / Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Address: Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, 23233
Email Address: erin.barrett@dhp.virginia.gov
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