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 12VAC5-90, Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control. The purpose of the proposed action is to bring the regulations into compliance with recent changes in the fields of communicable disease control and emergency preparedness that are needed to protect the health of the residents of Virginia.

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

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

Public Comment Deadline: June 19, 2013.

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.