Department of Health Professions
Board of Counseling
Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
[18 VAC 115 ‑ 20]
Public Petition for Rulemaking: Petition to allow residents in counseling to directly bill for services and directly receive payments from clients
CLOSED Opened on 7/29/2024 and Ended on 8/28/2024
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126 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Corrections to misinformation, questionable assumptions, obvious unfamiliarity with the regulations, | Sharon Watson, LPC, LMFT, LSATP, NCC, ACS | 8/28/24 11:40 pm |
| As the spouse of a Resident In Counseling and a concerned citizen…I support! | Anonymous (227480) | 8/28/24 9:24 pm |
| In Favor - We NEED to recognize the professional integrity of Residents!! | Anonymous (227477) | 8/28/24 6:51 pm |
| SUPPORT! We are an evidence-based profession - let's act like it! | Anonymous (227474) | 8/28/24 5:55 pm |
| I oppose this petition | Anonymous (227473) | 8/28/24 5:30 pm |
| Disagree/ oppose | Anonymous (227471) | 8/28/24 3:13 pm |
| VACSB's comments on proposed changes to billing practices for residents in counseling | Virginia Association of Community Services Boards (VACSB) | 8/28/24 2:26 pm |
| Oppose this position | Anonymous (227462) | 8/27/24 10:10 pm |
| Support - It's about having more OPTIONS, not forcing ALL residents to bill clients directly. | Anonymous (227461) | 8/27/24 6:12 pm |
| Strongly Support | Anonymous (227460) | 8/27/24 4:56 pm |
| Response to Opposition Assumptions | Anonymous (227458) | 8/27/24 3:50 pm |
| Strongly in Favor | Susan Klemmer, MEd, NCC, Resident in Counseling | 8/27/24 3:16 pm |
| Strongly in favor | Crystal Hamling, LPC | 8/27/24 11:10 am |
| Opposed | Anonymous (227450) | 8/27/24 9:35 am |
| I do not support this | Anonymous (227448) | 8/27/24 1:27 am |
| In favor | Anonymous (227446) | 8/26/24 6:56 pm |
| Legal Ramifications to Consider | Anonymous (227445) | 8/26/24 4:52 pm |
| I Support This Petition | Anonymous (227442) | 8/26/24 2:44 pm |
| Neutral | Willard Vaughn | 8/26/24 2:01 pm |
| Reject this Petition: LPC-A billing | Rhonda Ladd | 8/26/24 1:01 pm |
| Oppose this Petition | Rhonda Ladd | 8/26/24 12:54 pm |
| Fully Support! | Anonymous (227434) | 8/26/24 11:14 am |
| Fully Support This Bill | Anonymous (227433) | 8/26/24 9:47 am |
| 100% in favor of this petition! | Anonymous (227432) | 8/25/24 4:53 pm |
| Fully Support! | Anne Miniter McKay LPC NCC CCMHC LPC-S | 8/25/24 3:59 pm |
| Virginia citizen | Anonymous (227426) | 8/25/24 12:54 pm |
| Petition for Residents in Counseling to Bill | Amber Chamberlain | 8/25/24 9:55 am |
| Fully support this! | Denielle Rigoglioso | 8/24/24 7:28 pm |
| I support this petition | Anonymous (227422) | 8/24/24 7:05 pm |
| Fully support | Anonymous (227421) | 8/24/24 5:59 pm |
| Support - This regulation doesn't prevent harm, it causes it. | Anonymous (227420) | 8/24/24 4:56 pm |
| Resident Direct Payments | Anonymous (227419) | 8/24/24 4:25 pm |
| Strongly Oppose | Anonymous (227418) | 8/24/24 1:57 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (227417) | 8/24/24 10:43 am |
| Opposed | CHRISTINE Galli, LPC, LSATP, NCC | 8/24/24 10:13 am |
| Fully support | Anonymous (227415) | 8/24/24 10:01 am |
| Not in support. | Anonymous (227414) | 8/24/24 9:00 am |
| I support this. | Anonymous (227413) | 8/24/24 7:23 am |
| Resident in counseling | Anonymous (227412) | 8/24/24 7:22 am |
| I support | Anonymous (227411) | 8/24/24 6:51 am |
| Support | Anonymous (227410) | 8/24/24 6:07 am |
| Fully support-look to other states for guidence | Graduate Student | 8/24/24 5:54 am |
| Allow residents in counseling to directly bill for services | Anonymous (227406) | 8/22/24 4:35 pm |
| I fully support this petition & rebut Fabian Kuttner's points | Anonymous (227403) | 8/19/24 5:20 pm |
| In support | Dr. T Bushkoff | 8/19/24 10:41 am |
| Opposed, blind empowerment is not the way to develop equity or ethical practices amongst supervisors | Fabian Kuttner | 8/19/24 8:44 am |
| In favor | Anonymous (227397) | 8/18/24 6:51 am |
| No difference between this and outside clinical supervision | Anonymous (227396) | 8/18/24 6:18 am |
| Support- Tax Issue Cumbersome | Anonymous (227394) | 8/17/24 8:30 am |
| Strongly Support- Supervisors Opposing Should Be Required to State Their Name | Anonymous (227393) | 8/17/24 8:15 am |
| Do NOT Support This! | Anonymous (227391) | 8/16/24 6:29 pm |
| Fully Support | Grad Student-already 10 years of experience in MH field | 8/16/24 7:39 am |
| I see the point and I see the problems | Cynthia Miller, Ph.D., LPC | 8/13/24 11:15 pm |
| I do NOT support this | Anonymous (227358) | 8/13/24 4:21 pm |
| LPC supervisor strongly disagree | Anonymous (227356) | 8/13/24 1:52 pm |
| Residents allowed to bill | Anonymous (227353) | 8/13/24 1:12 pm |
| Strongly oppose- not good for the public or the profession | Melanie Adkins, NRVCS | 8/12/24 1:28 pm |
| I strongly support | Anonymous (227327) | 8/12/24 12:29 pm |
| Strongly oppose- not good for the public or the profession | Melanie Adkins, NRVCS | 8/9/24 12:48 pm |
| Strong Support for Petition | Kaylie Groenhout, MEd, NCC, Resident in Counseling | 8/9/24 12:19 pm |
| In Strong Support | Anonymous (227323) | 8/9/24 11:05 am |
| Strongly Support | Anonymous (227318) | 8/8/24 1:59 pm |
| In favor - This does NOT change residency requirements | Megan MacCutcheon, LPC, PMH-C | 8/8/24 11:21 am |
| Yes, I support direct billing for Residents | Connected Resilience, LLC | 8/7/24 9:00 pm |
| I strongly support this petition. | Anonymous (227312) | 8/7/24 8:20 pm |
| In favor - too many uninformed or biased supervisors | Anonymous (227311) | 8/7/24 5:32 pm |
| Strongly oppose | Anonymous (227306) | 8/7/24 11:55 am |
| Support this! | Anonymous (227302) | 8/7/24 6:59 am |
| Protect our Residents | Anonymous (227296) | 8/6/24 8:18 am |
| 100% In Favor - Reduce Risk - Protect Residents - Help Supervisors - Help Lower Income Clients | Anonymous (227295) | 8/6/24 8:07 am |
| Absolutely in favor | Tina Curran-Taylor | 8/6/24 7:50 am |
| Strongly support this! | Heather Clark | 8/5/24 5:58 pm |
| In Favor! | Anonymous (227292) | 8/5/24 2:57 pm |
| In Support of This Petition | Jessica Cosgriff | 8/5/24 2:20 pm |
| I strongly oppose this petition | Anonymous (227290) | 8/5/24 2:00 pm |
| Full support | Anonymous (227289) | 8/5/24 1:20 pm |
| Why Not? | Anonymous (227288) | 8/5/24 12:40 pm |
| I support this! | Susanne N | 8/5/24 12:36 pm |
| Direct Billing for Residents | NM | 8/5/24 12:09 pm |
| I absolutely support this petition | Anonymous (227285) | 8/5/24 11:39 am |
| In favor | Neal Whitson | 8/5/24 11:33 am |
| In favor | Anonymous (227283) | 8/5/24 11:20 am |
| I support | Chelsea Muth | 8/5/24 11:12 am |
| In Full Support / The Ethical Thing to Do | Anonymous (227281) | 8/5/24 9:50 am |
| Support | Shante Williams, LPC, LSATP | 8/5/24 9:27 am |
| Residents in Counseling | Leigh Gathings, Lewisgale Medical Center | 8/5/24 9:20 am |
| Support the petition | Anonymous (227278) | 8/5/24 8:32 am |
| Ethically Essential | Anonymous (227277) | 8/5/24 7:27 am |
| Support | D. Fein | 8/5/24 7:18 am |
| Yes! | Anna Rosemond | 8/5/24 5:16 am |
| I support this | Anonymous (227274) | 8/5/24 3:10 am |
| This is a step forward | Anonymous (227273) | 8/5/24 12:14 am |
| Yes! | Anonymous (227272) | 8/5/24 12:13 am |
| I 100% Support! | Anonymous (227271) | 8/4/24 10:55 pm |
| I support this | Anonymous (227270) | 8/4/24 10:41 pm |
| I support this | Anonymous (227269) | 8/4/24 9:27 pm |
| I support this. | Anonymous (227268) | 8/4/24 9:16 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (227267) | 8/4/24 9:00 pm |
| A welcomed improvment | Anonymous (227266) | 8/4/24 8:58 pm |
| Absolutely Yes | Anonymous (227265) | 8/4/24 8:38 pm |
| I fully support this - other states allow supervisees to bill clients directly! | Anonymous (227264) | 8/4/24 8:23 pm |
| Petition to allow residents in counseling to directly bill for services and directly receive payment | Anonymous (227263) | 8/4/24 7:58 pm |
| Absolutely not | Anonymous (227262) | 8/4/24 7:09 pm |
| Full support | Anonymous (227261) | 8/4/24 6:12 pm |
| Absolutely support this | Anonymous (227260) | 8/4/24 6:11 pm |
| This doesn't change the licensure and supervisory requirements - I support. | Anonymous (227259) | 8/4/24 5:51 pm |
| Support! | Anonymous (227258) | 8/4/24 5:43 pm |
| I support this decision | Anonymous (227257) | 8/4/24 5:36 pm |
| I do not support this | Anonymous (227256) | 8/4/24 5:36 pm |
| Strongly support | Brett Welch, LPC- Richmond Child and Parent Counseling | 8/4/24 4:54 pm |
| I strongly do not support this | Anonymous (227254) | 8/4/24 3:55 pm |
| I fully support this! | Anonymous (227253) | 8/4/24 3:36 pm |
| I DO NOT support this | Suzan Thompson, Ph.D.,LPC | 8/4/24 3:22 pm |
| I do not support this | Anonymous (227251) | 8/4/24 3:06 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (227250) | 8/4/24 3:00 pm |
| Absolutely, yes! | Anonymous (227249) | 8/4/24 2:59 pm |
| Wholehearted Yes | Anonymous (227248) | 8/4/24 2:46 pm |
| I support this | Anonymous (227247) | 8/4/24 2:45 pm |
| I fully support this petition | Mary Wiggins | 8/4/24 2:36 pm |
| I do not support | Anonymous (227245) | 8/4/24 2:20 pm |
| As a Virginia supervisor, I support this | Anonymous (227244) | 8/4/24 2:19 pm |
| I fully support this | Lindsey N Fors | 8/4/24 2:12 pm |
| Fully Support This Petition | Linda Ritchie, PH.D.,, LMFT, LPC | 8/4/24 2:12 pm |
| I do not support this | Anonymous (227241) | 8/4/24 1:25 pm |
| I fully support this petition | Linda DuToit, LPC | 8/4/24 1:09 pm |
| Strongly support this petition | Sharon Watson | 8/3/24 11:41 pm |
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