I OPPOSE the FAST-TRACKING of Proposed Amendments to “12 VAC 5-90 Changing the Reporting Requirement for Influenza Virus in Virginia”. 

• The amendments are not appropriate for fast-tracking. Va. Code § 2.2-4012.1 Fast-track rulemaking process allows for "rules that are expected to be noncontroversial” to be rushed through the rule making process. The proposed amendments are controversial in nature and application.

I OPPOSE the Proposed Amendments to “12 VAC 5-90 Changing the Reporting Requirement for Influenza Virus in Virginia”.

• The proposed amendments, which require the reporting of detailed personal information to state officials, constitute unnecessary and unwarranted government overreach in violation of the Virginia Constitution, which guarantees all Virginia citizens the right to privacy.
• The amendments would allow for the creation an electronic database of individuals who have tested positive for, or who are suspected of having, influenza, which potentially could be accessed by federal government officials, researchers and law enforcement officers without the individual’s informed consent.