Notice of Comments Issued [33 Pa.B. 2562] Section 5(g) of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5(g)) provides that the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) may issue comments within 30 days of the close of the Committee comment period. The Commission comments are based upon the criteria contained in section 5.2 of the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5b).
The Commission has issued comments on the following proposed regulations. The agency must consider these comments in preparing the final-form regulation. The final-form regulation must be submitted within 2 years of the close of the public comment period or it will be deemed withdrawn.
Close of the Public Reg. No. Agency/Title Comment Period IRRC Comments Issued 16A-5714 State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Continuing Education Provider Approval
(33 Pa.B. 1358 (March 15, 2003))4/14/03 5/14/03 16A-4811 State Board of Funeral Directors
Renewal Fee
(33 Pa.B. 1357 (March 15, 2003))4/14/03 5/14/03 ____ State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Regulation No. 16A-5714Continuing Education Provider Approval May 14, 2003 We submit for consideration the following comments that include references to the criteria in the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5b) which have not been met. The State Board of Veterinary Medicine (Board) must respond to these comments when it submits the final-form regulation. If the final-form regulation is not delivered within 2 years of the close of the public comment period, the regulation will be deemed withdrawn.
1. Sections 31.15 and 31.36. Continuing education--Consistency with statute.
Act 167 of 2002 increased the required continuing education clock hours for veterinarians from 8 clock hours to 30 clock hours and establishes a 16-clock hour requirement for certified veterinary health technicians. The House Professional Licensure Committee recommends that the Board incorporate the statutory increase in required continuing education clock hours into this proposal. We agree.
2. Section 31.40. Continuing education provider approval--Consistency with statute.
Section 31.40(a) refers to ''certified animal health technicians.'' Act 167 of 2002 deleted the term ''animal health technician'' and redefined the category as ''certified veterinary technician.'' The term should be updated to reflect current law. We recommend a similar revision of the heading ''Animal Health Technicians and Noncertified Employees'' as well.
____ State Board of Funeral Directors
Regulation No. 16A-4811Renewal Fee May 14, 2003 We submit for consideration the following comments that include references to the criteria in the Regulatory Review Act (71 P. S. § 745.5b) which have not been met. The State Board of Funeral Directors (Board) must respond to these comments when it submits the final-form regulation. If the final-form regulation is not delivered within 2 years of the close of the public comment period, the regulation will be deemed withdrawn.
1. General.--Fiscal impact; Reasonableness; Clarity.
The Board provided a revenue breakdown by source and an itemized breakdown of the Board's actual expenditures for FY 1999-2000 and projected expenditures for FY 2000-2001. To evaluate this regulation, we must determine whether the criteria set forth in the Regulatory Review Act are satisfied. Therefore, we need additional information from the Board to measure the reasonableness of the proposed licensure increase. We request that the Board provide us with historical and projected cost data for FY 2000-2001--FY 2007-2008, which should be included in the Regulatory Analysis Form.
JOHN R. MCGINLEY, Jr.,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-999. Filed for public inspection May 23, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
