Pennsylvania DOH Withdraws 502-Page Disease Control Plan After Backlash From Lawmakers

Pa. Health pulls proposed regs amid mounting backlash, vows revised proposal

HARRISBURG — A proposal to update state regulations concerning the government’s response to a disease outbreak was rescinded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health amid unprecedented public response.

Health Department withdraws proposed regulations for rewrite

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has pulled its 502-page update of regulations, citing a “historically high volume of feedback” during the comment period that ended last week.

Pennsylvania DOH withdraws 502-page disease control plan after backlash from lawmakers

The Pennsylvania Department of Health just pulled a plan to make some major changes to the state's rules for controlling diseases after a bit of backlash.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration will rescind Pa. disease-tracking proposal that reignited pandemic-era outrage

The decision was made after the state received more than 10,000 comments opposing the changes, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said Friday.

Shapiro Reverses Controversial Law After Voter Backlash

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday repealed a policy he recently enacted that would have allowed government health officials to access one’s property without a warrant and speak to students directly without parental consent. The move came after the governor received strong pushback from the state’s residents. “After our members raised serious concerns about the...

Pennsylvanians Said No. The Health Department Finally Listened. - Senator Mastriano

On Sept. 25, the state Department of Health withdrew its rewrite of the commonwealth’s disease-control regulations after receiving more than 10,000 public comments opposing the changes.