
To read the code: CHAPTER 27. COMMUNICABLE AND
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES, click here.
For more information, read Ada Nestor's article, written August 13, 2026: URGENT ACTION NEEDED! The Regulation PA Health Wrote After Losing in Court, click here.
– Your comment will be part of the public record and must be forwarded by the agency to the Standing Committees and the Commission.
– The agency must provide a written response to your comment in its submittal of the final regulation.
– The agency will ask you if you want notice of the final regulation submittal.
– It gives the Commission the opportunity to review your comment in relation to our statutory criteria.
– "Frequently Asked Questions," Website:
Independent Regulatory Review Commission
The following information is from the Pennsylvania Bulletin, Volume 56, Number 32, August 8, 2026:
The official notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin (published August 8, 2026) states that comments, suggestions, or objections must be received within 45 days of publication. The public comment period closes September 21, 2026.
Identify comments as pertaining to proposed rule making 10-242 (communicable and noncommunicable diseases)
If you wish to send a comment, the preferred method is by emailing to:
RA-DHCHAPTR27PROPREG@pa.gov
If you do not have email access you can send through the mail to:
Theresa Kash
625 Forster Street, 8th Floor West
Health and Human Services Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 547-3317
Individuals needing an accommodation may dial 711 or use the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TTY) or (800) 654-5988 (voice).
Comments submitted to the Department are forwarded to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC), which also posts public comments on its website for this regulation (IRRC #3490). People sometimes send a copy directly to IRRC as well. (irrc@irrc.state.pa.us)
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