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Department of Health
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State Board of Health


chapter
Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control [12 VAC 5 ‑ 90]
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Current actions Latest Stage Status
Expanded Requirements for Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections NOIRA Comment period is underway and will end on 11/25/09.

Past actions Latest Stage Status
Regulations Requiring MRSA Reporting Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 3/4/09.
2008 Update NOIRA Stage complete. Comment period ended 12/10/08.
New Regulations for Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/1/08.
Update of emergency regulations and adoption of new regulations for quarantine and isolation Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 5/2/07.
Amend in accordance with HB 146 (2002) regarding dangerous microbes and pathogens. Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/28/04.
Exempt action to make Monkeypox a reportable disease. Emergency Stage complete. Emergency regulation expired on 6/19/04.
Emergency Action to Add SARS as a Reportable Disease Emergency Stage complete. Emergency regulation expired on 4/20/04.
Exempt Action to Add SARS as a Reportable Disease Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 6/18/03.
Emergency action DUE TO IMMINENT HEALTH THREAT to make Vaccinia reportable Emergency Stage complete. Emergency regulation expired on 2/10/04.
Exempt action to amend list of reportable diseases Final Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/18/01.

Withdrawn actions Latest Stage Status
CH 0090 Amendment to Update Disease Reporting Regulations -
2004 Update NOIRA Stage withdrawn after the Governor's office completed its review.
Adopt emergency regulation requiring notification of certain persons Proposed Stage withdrawn on 4/10/07 after the comment period had ended.