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 and promulgating 12VAC5-101, Virginia Cancer Reporting Regulation. The purpose of the proposed action is to remove provisions related to the Virginia Cancer Registry from 12VAC5-90, the Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control, and establish a separate chapter for the Virginia Cancer Registry in 12VAC5-101 to reflect the organizational structure and operating procedures of the Department of Health and update and clarify the regulation. Changes being considered include (i) clarifying when physicians are required to report, (ii) clarifying when a report will be rejected, (ii) requiring electronic reporting, and (iii) addressing the department's actions when a required reporter does not report.

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 Comment Deadline: October 19, 2016.

Agency Contact: Susan Puglisi, Policy Analyst, Office of Family Health Services, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, 10th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7175, FAX (804) 864-7647, or email susan.puglisi@vdh.virginia.gov.