12VAC5-71 Regulations Governing Virginia Newborn Screening Services

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 29 Iss. 12 - February 11, 2013

TITLE 12. HEALTH

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Chapter 71

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

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 12VAC5-71, Regulations Governing Virginia Newborn Screening Services. The purpose of the proposed action is to add severe combined immunodeficiency to the Virginia panel of screened disorders at the recommendation of the Virginia Genetics Advisory Committee.

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 32.1-67 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: March 13, 2013.

Agency Contact: Susan Tlusty, Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R13-3569; Filed January 18, 2013, 4:22 p.m.