Virginia Code — 32.1
Browse 862 sections in division 32.1 of the Virginia code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 32.1-1. References to former sections, articles and chapters of Title 32 and other titles
- § 32.1-2. Finding and purpose
- § 32.1-3. Definitions
- § 32.1-3.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 32.1-4. Sovereign immunity
- § 32.1-5. Appointment of members; terms and vacancies
- § 32.1-6. Meetings and chairman
- § 32.1-7. Bylaws
- § 32.1-8. Quorum
- § 32.1-9. Secretary
- § 32.1-10. Repealed
- § 32.1-11. Environmental health, laboratory, and medical care services
- § 32.1-11.1. Board to establish acquired immunodeficiency syndrome services and education grants program
- § 32.1-11.2. Regional AIDS resource and consultation centers; HIV early intervention centers
- § 32.1-11.3. Patient and community health education services
- § 32.1-11.4. Repealed
- § 32.1-11.5. Repealed
- § 32.1-11.6. Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund; purpose; guidelines
- § 32.1-11.7. Guidelines for cleanup of residential property used to manufacture methamphetamine
- § 32.1-12. Regulations, variances and exemptions
- § 32.1-12.1. Board to establish regulations regarding human research
- § 32.1-13. Emergency orders and regulations
- § 32.1-13.1. Health policy responsibilities
- § 32.1-14. Annual report
- § 32.1-15. Suggestions as to legislation
- § 32.1-15.1. Certified community health workers
- § 32.1-16. State Department of Health
- § 32.1-17. Appointment of Commissioner; qualifications; term
- § 32.1-18. Executive officer of Board
- § 32.1-19. Duties prescribed by Board
- § 32.1-19.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-20. Vested with authority of Board
- § 32.1-21. Salary; teaching activities
- § 32.1-22. Personnel; Deputy Commissioner
- § 32.1-23. Publication of information
- § 32.1-23.01. Information about and resources on palliative care
- § 32.1-23.1. Alternative delivery of certain information; Commissioners to develop single application form for pharmaceutical assistance programs and pharmaceutical discount purchasing cards; certain analysis of access to The Pharmacy Connection program
- § 32.1-23.2. Sexual assault nurse examiner information
- § 32.1-23.3. Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory
- § 32.1-23.4. Prescription drug price transparency; civil penalty
- § 32.1-23.5. Reporting of certain data regarding financial assistance
- § 32.1-23.6. Information and data related to social determinants of health
- § 32.1-23.7. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
- § 32.1-24. Applicability of Administrative Process Act
- § 32.1-25. Right of entry to inspect, etc.; warrants
- § 32.1-26. Orders; hearing and notice
- § 32.1-27. Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations
- § 32.1-27.1. Additional civil penalty or appointment of a receiver
- § 32.1-27.2. Administrative sanctions
- § 32.1-27.3. Sanctions; civil penalty
- § 32.1-28. When Attorney General to represent Board; special counsel
- § 32.1-29. Employment of attorney to defend Board members, employee, etc
- § 32.1-30. Local health departments
- § 32.1-31. Operation of local health department under contract with Board; local health services advisory boards; district health departments
- § 32.1-32. Independent local health departments
- § 32.1-33. When Board to perform duties of local board
- § 32.1-34. Scope of local health ordinances and regulations
- § 32.1-34.1. Power to seek and receive donations
- § 32.1-34.2. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required
- § 32.1-34.3. Funding local health departments; cooperative local health budget; report
- § 32.1-35. List and reports of diseases and dangerous microbes and pathogens
- § 32.1-35.1. Information on health care-associated infections
- § 32.1-36. Reports by physicians and laboratory directors
- § 32.1-36.1. Confidentiality of test for human immunodeficiency virus; civil penalty; individual action for damages or penalty
- § 32.1-37. Reports by persons other than physicians
- § 32.1-37.01. Posting of information about cases of communicable disease of public health threat
- § 32.1-37.1. Report of diseases infecting dead human bodies
- § 32.1-37.2. Consent for testing for human immunodeficiency virus; condition on disclosure of test results; counseling required; exceptions
- § 32.1-38. Immunity from liability
- § 32.1-39. Surveillance and investigation
- § 32.1-40. Authority of Commissioner to examine medical records
- § 32.1-41. Anonymity of patients and practitioners to be preserved in use of medical records
- § 32.1-42. Emergency rules and regulations
- § 32.1-42.1. Administration and dispensing of necessary drugs, devices and vaccines during a declared disaster or emergency
- § 32.1-42.2. Declared emergency; priority for personal protective equipment and immunization; funeral service licensees and funeral service establishment employees
- § 32.1-43. Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc
- § 32.1-44. Isolated or quarantined persons
- § 32.1-45. Expense of treatment
- § 32.1-45.1. Deemed consent to testing and release of test results related to infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses
- § 32.1-45.2. Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens; procedure available for certain citizens; definitions
- § 32.1-45.3. Repealed
- § 32.1-45.4. Comprehensive harm reduction programs
- § 32.1-46. Immunization of patients against certain diseases
- § 32.1-46.01. Virginia Immunization Information System
- § 32.1-46.02. Administration of influenza vaccine to minors
- § 32.1-46.1. Board to establish protocol for identification of children with elevated blood-lead levels
- § 32.1-46.2. Certain testing or determination of low risk for elevated blood-lead levels required
- § 32.1-47. Exclusion from school of children not immunized
- § 32.1-47.1. Vaccination of children; plan enhancements
- § 32.1-48. Powers of Commissioner in epidemic
- § 32.1-48.01. Definitions
- § 32.1-48.02. Investigations of verified reports or medical evidence; counseling; outpatient and emergency treatment orders; custody upon emergency order; application of article
- § 32.1-48.03. Petition for hearing; temporary detention
- § 32.1-48.04. Isolation hearing; conditions; order for isolation; right to appeal
- § 32.1-48.05. Application of article; determination of exceptional circumstances; regulations; duties of the State Health Commissioner not be delegated
- § 32.1-48.06. Definitions
- § 32.1-48.07. Conditions for invoking the provisions of this article
- § 32.1-48.08. Declaration of quarantine
- § 32.1-48.09. Order of quarantine
- § 32.1-48.010. Appeal of any order of quarantine
- § 32.1-48.011. Isolation may be ordered under certain exceptional circumstances; Commissioner authorized to require hospitalization or other health care
- § 32.1-48.012. Isolation order
- § 32.1-48.013. Appeal of any order of isolation
- § 32.1-48.013:1. Electronic filings as protection from communicable disease
- § 32.1-48.014. Enforcement of orders of quarantine or isolation; penalties
- § 32.1-48.015. Authorization to disclose health records
- § 32.1-48.016. Immunity from liability
- § 32.1-48.017. Use of public or private property or facilities
- § 32.1-48.1. Regulation of State Health Commissioner declaring existence of rabies; display and publication
- § 32.1-48.001. (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 472, cl. 2) Real-time information sharing for emergency medical services agencies
- § 32.1-48.2. Regulation of Commissioner requiring vaccination or inoculation of dogs
- § 32.1-48.3. Regulations of Commissioner covering local ordinances and requirements
- § 32.1-48.4. Commissioner to cooperate with local governing bodies and agencies
- § 32.1-49. Tuberculosis required to be reported
- § 32.1-49.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-50. Examination of persons suspected of having active tuberculosis disease; reporting; report forms; report schedule; laboratory reports and required samples
- § 32.1-50.1. Treatment plan; submission of plan and mediation of disagreements; determination of cure
- § 32.1-50.2. Administration of tuberculin purified protein derivative by nurses; policies and guidelines
- § 32.1-51. Repealed
- § 32.1-53. Facilities and contracts for treatment of tuberculosis patients
- § 32.1-54. Commissioner authorized to charge patients for care
- § 32.1-55. Definition
- § 32.1-55.1. Anonymous testing sites for human immunodeficiency virus
- § 32.1-56. Information to be provided patients
- § 32.1-57. Examination, testing and treatment; failure to comply with order of examination
- § 32.1-58. Persons convicted of certain crimes to be examined, tested and treated
- § 32.1-59. Examination and treatment in certain institutions
- § 32.1-60. Prenatal tests required
- § 32.1-61. Definition
- § 32.1-62. Procedure upon infant's birth
- § 32.1-63. Duty of physician, midwife or nurse noting ophthalmia neonatorum
- § 32.1-64. Duty of Board to provide for treatment
- § 32.1-64.1. Virginia Hearing Loss Identification and Monitoring System
- § 32.1-64.2. Confidentiality of records; publication; Commissioner required to contact parents, physicians, and relevant local early intervention program
- § 32.1-65. Certain newborn screening required
- § 32.1-65.1. Critical congenital heart defect screening test required
- § 32.1-66. Commissioner to notify physicians; reports to Commissioner
- § 32.1-67. Duty of Board for follow-up and referral protocols; regulations
- § 32.1-67.1. Confidentiality of records; prohibition of discrimination
- § 32.1-68. Commissioner to establish screening and treatment program; review by Board; program to include education and post-screening counseling; laboratory tests
- § 32.1-69. Records confidential; disclosure of results of screening
- § 32.1-69.1. Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System
- § 32.1-69.1:1. Dissemination of information regarding birth defects
- § 32.1-69.2. Confidentiality of records; publication; authority of Commissioner to contact parents and physicians
- § 32.1-69.3. Virginia Cord Blood Bank Initiative established
- § 32.1-69.4. Publication of information regarding cord blood education
- § 32.1-70. Information from hospitals, clinics, certain laboratories and physicians supplied to Commissioner; statewide cancer registry
- § 32.1-70.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-70.2. Collection of cancer case information by the Commissioner
- § 32.1-71. Confidential nature of information supplied; publication; reciprocal data-sharing agreements
- § 32.1-71.01. Penalties for unauthorized use of statewide cancer registry
- § 32.1-71.02. Notification of cancer patients of statewide cancer registry reporting
- § 32.1-71.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-71.5. Research and Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium Initiative; purpose
- § 32.1-71.6. Membership; powers and duties of the Initiative; report
- § 32.1-72. Repealed
- § 32.1-73. Failure to comply with provisions; grounds for revocation of license or permit
- § 32.1-73.12. Department to be lead agency for services for substance-exposed infants
- § 32.1-73.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-73.5. Comprehensive statewide asthma management plan
- § 32.1-73.6. Implementation of state asthma management programs
- § 32.1-73.7. Department to be lead agency for youth suicide prevention
- § 32.1-73.8. Youth health risk behavior survey
- § 32.1-73.9. (Expires July 1, 2028) Advisory Council on Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome; membership
- § 32.1-73.10. (Expires July 1, 2028) Advisory Council; report
- § 32.1-73.11. (Continued pursuant to Acts 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 2, Item 299 D; expires July 1, 2028) Sunset
- § 32.1-73.13. Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; early detection and diagnosis; risk reduction and care planning
- § 32.1-73.14. Rare Disease Council; purpose
- § 32.1-73.15. Powers and duties of the Council
- § 32.1-73.16. Membership; terms; quorum; meetings; staffing
- § 32.1-73.17. Rare Disease Council Fund
- § 32.1-73.18. Renal Disease Council; purpose
- § 32.1-73.19. Powers and duties of the Council
- § 32.1-73.20. Membership; terms; quorum; meetings; staffing
- § 32.1-73.21. Adult wellness screening for sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait
- § 32.1-73.22. Information from hospitals, clinics, certain laboratories, and physicians supplied to Commissioner; statewide sickle cell disease registry
- § 32.1-73.23. Collection of sickle cell disease case information by the Commissioner
- § 32.1-73.24. Confidential nature of information supplied; publication; reciprocal data-sharing agreements
- § 32.1-73.25. Penalties for unauthorized use of statewide sickle cell disease registry
- § 32.1-73.26. Notification of sickle cell disease patients of statewide sickle cell disease registry reporting
- § 32.1-73.27. Annual report; sickle cell disease registry
- § 32.1-73.28. Women's Menstrual Health Program
- § 32.1-73.29. Public awareness campaign; Department authorized to seek funding
- § 32.1-73.30. Development of educational materials and resources
- § 32.1-73.31. Online resource hub
- § 32.1-73.32. Annual report
- § 32.1-74. Repealed
- § 32.1-76.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-76.2. Repealed
- § 32.1-77. State plans for maternal and child health services and children's specialty services
- § 32.1-77.1. State-certified doulas; certification
- § 32.1-78. Reporting information about children with health problems or disabilities
- § 32.1-79. Repealed
- § 32.1-89. Health services for persons suffering from hemophilia and related diseases
- § 32.1-90. Health services for persons suffering from epilepsy and cystic fibrosis
- § 32.1-91. Repealed
- § 32.1-92. Repealed
- § 32.1-92.1. Funding of certain abortions where pregnancy results from rape or incest
- § 32.1-92.2. Funding of certain abortions where fetus is believed to have incapacitating physical deformity or mental deficiency; physician's certificate
- § 32.1-93. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-102.1:1. Equipment registration required
- § 32.1-102.1:2. Certificate of public need required; registration of certain equipment and capital projects required
- § 32.1-102.1:3. (Expires July 1, 2028) Medical care facilities and projects for which a certificate is required
- § 32.1-102.1:3. (Effective July 1, 2028) Medical care facilities and projects for which a certificate is required
- § 32.1-102.2. Regulations
- § 32.1-102.2:1. State Health Services Plan; Task Force
- § 32.1-102.3. Demonstration of public need required; criteria for determining need
- § 32.1-102.3:1. Application for certificate not required of certain nursing facilities or nursing homes
- § 32.1-102.3:1.1. Continuing care retirement communities accessing medical assistance
- § 32.1-102.3:2. Certificates of public need; applications to be filed in response to Requests for Applications (RFAs)
- § 32.1-102.3:2.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.3:2.2. Expired
- § 32.1-102.3:3. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.3:5. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.3:7. Application for transfer of nursing facility beds
- § 32.1-102.3:8. Application for an open admission period for a continuing care retirement community
- § 32.1-102.4. Conditions of certificates; monitoring; revocation of certificates; civil penalties
- § 32.1-102.5. Certificate not transferable
- § 32.1-102.6. Administrative procedures
- § 32.1-102.6:1. Revocation of a certificate
- § 32.1-102.7. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.8. Enjoining project undertaken without certificate or registration
- § 32.1-102.9. Designation of judge
- § 32.1-102.10. Commencing project without certificate or registration grounds for refusing to issue license
- § 32.1-102.11. Application of article
- § 32.1-102.12. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.13. Repealed
- § 32.1-103. Repealed
- § 32.1-111.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-111.2. Exemptions from provisions of this article
- § 32.1-111.3. Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan; Trauma Triage Plan; Stroke Triage Plan
- § 32.1-111.4. Regulations; emergency medical services personnel and vehicles; response times; enforcement provisions; civil penalties
- § 32.1-111.4:1. State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; purpose; membership; duties; reimbursement of expenses; staff support
- § 32.1-111.4:2. Regional emergency medical services councils
- § 32.1-111.4:3. Provision of emergency medical services
- § 32.1-111.4:4. Emergency medical services personnel and equipment may in emergencies go or be sent beyond territorial limits
- § 32.1-111.4:5. Contracts of counties, cities, and towns to furnish emergency medical services; public liability insurance to cover claims arising out of mutual aid agreements
- § 32.1-111.4:6. Establishment of an emergency medical services agency as a department of local government
- § 32.1-111.4:7. Establishment of an emergency medical services agency as a nongovernmental entity; dissolution
- § 32.1-111.4:8. Ordinances as to emergency medical services agencies
- § 32.1-111.4:9. Emergency treatment of fire, police, and search and rescue dogs
- § 32.1-111.5. Certification and recertification of emergency medical services providers; appeals process
- § 32.1-111.5:1. Emergency medical services personnel mental health awareness training
- § 32.1-111.5:2. Emergency medical services personnel Alzheimer's disease and dementia training
- § 32.1-111.6. Emergency medical services agency license; emergency medical services vehicle permits
- § 32.1-111.6:1. Commissioner to issue certain emergency medical services licenses or permits
- § 32.1-111.7. Inspections
- § 32.1-111.8. Revocation and suspension of licenses and permits
- § 32.1-111.9. Applications for variances or exemptions
- § 32.1-111.9:1. Out-of-state emergency medical services providers
- § 32.1-111.10. Repealed
- § 32.1-111.12. Virginia Rescue Squads Assistance Fund; disbursements
- § 32.1-111.12:01. Financial Assistance and Review Committee; appointment; terms; duties
- § 32.1-111.13. Annual financial reports
- § 32.1-111.14. Powers of governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns
- § 32.1-111.14:1. Repealed
- § 32.1-111.14:2. Establishment of emergency medical services zones or districts; tax levies
- § 32.1-111.14:3. Exclusion of certain areas from emergency medical services zones or districts and exemption of such areas from certain levies
- § 32.1-111.14:4. Advances by county or city to emergency medical services zone or district; reimbursement; validation of prior advances
- § 32.1-111.14:5. Authority of emergency medical services agency incident commander when operating at an emergency incident; penalty for refusal to obey orders
- § 32.1-111.14:6. Supervision and control of joint services of emergency medical services agencies
- § 32.1-111.14:7. Penalty for disobeying emergency medical services agency chief or other officer in command
- § 32.1-111.14:8. Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment
- § 32.1-111.14:9. Entry of buildings and premises adjoining during a medical emergency
- § 32.1-111.15. Statewide poison control system established
- § 32.1-111.15:1. Department responsible for stroke care quality improvement; sharing of data and information
- § 32.1-111.16. Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services annual performance evaluation
- § 32.1-112. Repealed
- § 32.1-116.1. Prehospital patient care reporting procedure; trauma registry; confidentiality
- § 32.1-116.1:1. Disclosure of medical records
- § 32.1-116.1:2. Expired
- § 32.1-116.2. Confidential nature of information supplied; publication; liability protections
- § 32.1-116.3. Reporting of communicable diseases; definitions
- § 32.1-117. Repealed
- § 32.1-122.01. Definitions
- § 32.1-122.02. Repealed
- § 32.1-122.03. State Health Plan
- § 32.1-122.03:1. Statewide Telehealth Plan
- § 32.1-122.04. Responsibilities of the Department
- § 32.1-122.05. Regional health planning agencies; boards; duties and responsibilities
- § 32.1-122.06. Funds for regional health planning
- § 32.1-122.07. (Expires July 1, 2028) Authority of Commissioner for certain health planning activities; rural health plan; designation as a rural hospital
- § 32.1-122.07. (Effective July 1, 2028) Authority of Commissioner for certain health planning activities; rural health plan; designation as a rural hospital
- § 32.1-122.08. Continuation of regulations
- § 32.1-122.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-122.5. Criteria to identify underserved areas
- § 32.1-122.5:1. Conditional grants for certain medical students
- § 32.1-122.6. Conditional grants for certain medical students
- § 32.1-122.6:01. Board of Health to award certain scholarships and loan repayment funds
- § 32.1-122.6:02. Conditional grants for certain advanced practice registered nursing students
- § 32.1-122.6:03. Conditional grants for certain physician assistant students
- § 32.1-122.6:04. Nurse Loan Repayment Program
- § 32.1-122.6:1. Physician Loan Repayment Program
- § 32.1-122.7. Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; purpose
- § 32.1-122.7:1. Board of Directors of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority
- § 32.1-122.7:2. Powers and duties of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; exemptions
- § 32.1-122.8. Board's authority to receive and expend funds
- § 32.1-122.9. Conditional grants for certain dental students
- § 32.1-122.9:1. Dentist Loan Repayment Program