Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider amending the following regulations: 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control. The purpose of the proposed action is to update the regulations relative to reporting outbreaks, isolation and quarantine, prenatal testing, immunization and tuberculosis control, and to clarify definitions and reportable disease lists.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-35 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted until 5 p.m. on December 10, 2008.

Agency Contact: Diane Woolard, PhD, Director, Disease Surveillance, Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-8124, or email diane.woolard@vdh.virginia.gov.