Virginia § 32.1-137.06 - Lyme disease test result information
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 32.1-137.06 — Lyme disease test result information, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 32.1-137.06. Lyme disease test result information
A. Every laboratory reporting the results of a test for Lyme disease ordered in an office-based setting by a health care provider shall include a notice to be provided together with such test results when such test results are reported to the health care provider that states: PATIENTS UNDERGOING A LYME DISEASE TEST SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LYME DISEASE TESTS VARY AND MAY PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE INACCURATE. THIS MEANS A PATIENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE RESULT. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS LYME DISEASE TEST RESULTS WITH THE PATIENT FOR WHOM THE TEST WAS ORDERED.
B. A laboratory that complies with this section shall be immune from civil liability absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.
2019, c. 435.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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