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Republicans Say Pennsylvania Disease Rule Proposals Allow for Warrantless Entry Into Homes

THE CENTER SQUARE—A proposal from the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro to overhaul disease regulations has unleashed a flood of public comments and irritated state Republicans, who claim it would allow for warrantless entry into homes and violate the public desire to limit a governor’s emergency powers.

On Monday, Democratic representative and medical doctor Arvind Venkat of Allegheny County said Republicans “are jumping to extreme conclusions” about the 502-page document, which was filed with the Independent Regulatory Review Commission in June. The period for public comment was to expire on Monday.

“They are very important to update,” Venkat said the regulations, in part because of the evolution of new diseases and new science in the 25 years since the last major update.

The IRRC was created by statute 44 years ago to review proposed regulations to make sure they are in the public interest. Its executive director, David Sumner, said Monday that the Department of Health filing was “one of the most significant rulemakings to come through our door in the last few years.”

Republican state Rep. Kathy Rapp of Warren County said there were more than 4,000 public comments and most were against the filing. The volume apparently is not........

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