Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 90]
Guidance Documents
Periodic Reviews
| Current actions | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment to comply with changes in public health practice | NOIRA | Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (5/20/2013). |
| Expanded Requirements for Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections | Proposed | Governor's office review in progress. |
| Rabies Clarification | - | - |
| Past actions | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Update | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 3/28/2011. |
| Regulations Requiring MRSA Reporting | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 3/4/2009. |
| New Regulations for Reporting Healthcare-Associated Infections | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/1/2008. |
| Update of emergency regulations and adoption of new regulations for quarantine and isolation | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 5/2/2007. |
| Amend in accordance with HB 146 (2002) regarding dangerous microbes and pathogens. | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 7/28/2004. |
| Exempt action to make Monkeypox a reportable disease. | Emergency | Stage complete. Emergency regulation expired on 6/19/2004. |
| Emergency Action to Add SARS as a Reportable Disease | Emergency | Stage complete. Emergency regulation expired on 4/20/2004. |
| Exempt Action to Add SARS as a Reportable Disease | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 6/18/2003. |
| Emergency action DUE TO IMMINENT HEALTH THREAT to make Vaccinia reportable | Emergency | Stage complete. Emergency regulation expired on 2/10/2004. |
| Exempt action to amend list of reportable diseases | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 12/18/2001. |
| Withdrawn actions | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting of Dangerous Microbes and Pathogens | - | |
| 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| 2004 Update | NOIRA | Stage withdrawn after the Governor's office completed its review.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| Adopt emergency regulation requiring notification of certain persons | Proposed | Stage withdrawn on 4/10/2007 after the comment period had ended. |



