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Title 32.1 - Health
Chapter 1. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLYArticle 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 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
Article 2. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
- § 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 Repealed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 Repealed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. Pilot programs for obstetrical and pediatric care in underserved areas
- § 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
Article 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER
- § 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 Repealed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
- § 32.1-23.1. 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
Article 4. PROCEDURES; INSPECTIONS; ORDERS; PENALTIES; REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL
- § 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
- § 32.1-28. When Attorney General to represent Board; special counsel
- § 32.1-29. Employment of attorney to defend Board members, employee, etc
Article 5. LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND DIRECTORS
- § 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
Article 1. REPORTING OF DISEASES
- § 32.1-35. List and reports of diseases and dangerous microbes and pathogens
- § 32.1-35.1. Information on nosocomial 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
- § 32.1-37.1. 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
Article 2. INVESTIGATION OF DISEASES
- § 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
Article 3. DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES
- § 32.1-42. Emergency rules and regulations
- § 32.1-42.1. Administration and dispensing of necessary drugs and devices during a declared disaster or state of emergency
- § 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. Certain testing of gamete donors required; Board to establish testing protocol
- § 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
Article 3.01. ISOLATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
Article 3.02. QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT
- § 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
Article 3.01. ISOLATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
- § 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
Article 3.02. QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT
- § 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
Article 3.1. CONTROL OF RABIES
- § 32.1-48.1. Regulation of State Health Commissioner declaring existence of rabies; display and publication
- § 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
Article 4. TUBERCULOSIS
- § 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
Article 5. VENEREAL DISEASES
- § 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
Article 6. PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS FROM OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
- § 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
Article 6.1. VIRGINIA HEARING IMPAIRMENT IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM
- § 32.1-64.1. Virginia Hearing Impairment Identification and Monitoring System
- § 32.1-64.2. Confidentiality of records; publication; Commissioner required to contact parents, physicians, and relevant local early intervention program
Article 7. NEWBORN SCREENING
- § 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
Article 8. VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR CONTROL OF GENETIC AND METABOLIC DISEASES
- § 32.1-68. Commissioner to establish screening program; review by Board; program to include education and post-screening counseling; laboratory tests
- § 32.1-69. Records confidential; disclosure of results of screening
Article 8.1. VIRGINIA CONGENITAL ANOMALIES REPORTING AND EDUCATION SYSTEM
- § 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
Article 8.2. VIRGINIA CORD BLOOD BANK INITIATIVE
- § 32.1-69.3. Virginia Cord Blood Bank Initiative established
- § 32.1-69.4. Publication of information regarding cord blood education
Article 9. STATEWIDE CANCER REGISTRY
- § 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
Article 9.1. STATEWIDE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDER REGISTRY
Article 10. LABORATORY TESTS
Article 11. PENALTY
Article 12. THE COMMONWEALTH NEUROTRAUMA INITIATIVE
Article 13. STATEWIDE ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
- § 32.1-73.5. Comprehensive statewide asthma management plan
- § 32.1-73.6. Implementation of state asthma management programs
Article 14. YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION
Article 15. YOUTH HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY.
Chapter 3. MEDICAL CARE SERVICESArticle 1. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Article 2. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES AND CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICES
- § 32.1-77. State plans for maternal and child health services and children's specialty services
- § 32.1-78. Reporting information about children with health problems or handicapping conditions
Article 3. VIRGINIA VOLUNTARY FORMULARY
Article 4. MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
- § 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
Article 1. MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC NEED
Article 1.1. MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC NEED
- § 32.1-102.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-102.1:1. Equipment registration required
- § 32.1-102.2. Regulations
- § 32.1-102.2:1. State Medical Facilities Plan; task force
- § 32.1-102.3. Certificate 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
- § 32.1-102.5. Certificate not transferable
- § 32.1-102.6. Administrative procedures
- § 32.1-102.7. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.8. Enjoining project undertaken without certificate
- § 32.1-102.9. Designation of judge
- § 32.1-102.10. Commencing project without certificate grounds for refusing to issue license
- § 32.1-102.11. Application of article
- § 32.1-102.12. Repealed
- § 32.1-102.13. Repealed
Article 2. MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT
Article 2.1. STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM AND SERVICES
- § 32.1-111.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-111.2. Exemptions from provisions of this article
- § 32.1-111.3. Statewide emergency medical care system
- § 32.1-111.4. Regulations; emergency medical services personnel and vehicles; response times; enforcement provisions; civil penalties
- § 32.1-111.5. Certification and recertification of emergency medical services providers; appeals process
- § 32.1-111.6. Permits; agency; emergency medical services vehicles
- § 32.1-111.6:1. Commissioner of Health to issue certain emergency medical services permits or licenses
- § 32.1-111.7. Inspections
- § 32.1-111.8. Revocation and suspension of permits
- § 32.1-111.9. Applications for variances or exemptions
- § 32.1-111.10. State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board; purpose; membership; duties; reimbursement of expenses; staff support
- § 32.1-111.11. Regional emergency medical services councils
- § 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
- § 32.1-111.15. Statewide poison control system established
Article 2.2. EVALUATION OF DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Article 3. STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM
Article 3.1. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PATIENT CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
- § 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
Article 4. HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Article 4.1. HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
- § 32.1-122.01. Definitions
- § 32.1-122.02. Repealed
- § 32.1-122.03. State Health 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. Authority of Commissioner for certain health planning activities; rural health plan; designation as a rural hospital
- § 32.1-122.08. Continuation of regulations
Article 5. PERINATAL SERVICES
Article 6. PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
- § 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 nurse practitioner 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
- § 32.1-122.10. Conditional grants for certain dental hygiene students
Article 6.1. LOCAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITIES
- § 32.1-122.10:001. Purpose; one or more localities may create authority; advertisement and notice of hearing
- § 32.1-122.10:002. Board of directors; expenses; officers; terms of office; quorum; annual report
- § 32.1-122.10:003. Office of the authority
- § 32.1-122.10:004. Powers of the authority
- § 32.1-122.10:005. Licensed agents; liability
Article 7. REVIEW OF HEALTH SERVICES QUALITY
Article 8. HEALTH WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
- § 32.1-122.20. Recruitment and retention of health care providers
- § 32.1-122.21. Repealed
- § 32.1-122.22. Repealed
Article 1. HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME LICENSURE AND INSPECTION
- § 32.1-123. Definitions
- § 32.1-124. Exemptions
- § 32.1-125. Establishment or operation of hospitals and nursing homes prohibited without license or certification; licenses not transferable
- § 32.1-125.01. Failing to report; penalty
- § 32.1-125.1. Inspection of hospitals by state agencies generally
- § 32.1-125.2. Disclosure of other providers of services
- § 32.1-125.3. Bed capacity and licensure in hospitals designated as critical access hospitals; designation as rural hospital
- § 32.1-125.4. Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
- § 32.1-125.5. Confidentiality of complainant's identity
- § 32.1-126. Commissioner to inspect and to issue licenses to or assure compliance with certification requirements for hospitals, nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; notice of denial of license; consultative advice and assistance; notice to electric u
- § 32.1-126.01. Employment for compensation of persons convicted of certain offenses prohibited; criminal records check required; suspension or revocation of license
- § 32.1-126.02. Hospital pharmacy employees; criminal records check required
- § 32.1-126.1. Asbestos inspection for hospitals
- § 32.1-126.2. Fire suppression systems required in nursing facilities and nursing homes
- § 32.1-126.3. Fire suppression systems required in hospitals
- § 32.1-126.4. Hospital standing orders or protocols for certain vaccinations
- § 32.1-127. Regulations
- § 32.1-127.001. Certain design and construction standards to be incorporated in hospital and nursing home licensure regulations
- § 32.1-127.01. Regulations to authorize certain sanctions and guidelines
- § 32.1-127.1. Immunity from liability for routine referral for organ and tissue donation
- § 32.1-127.1:01. Record storage
- § 32.1-127.1:02. Repealed
- § 32.1-127.1:03. Health records privacy
- § 32.1-127.1:04. Use or disclosure of certain protected health information required
- § 32.1-127.1:05. Breach of medical information notification
- § 32.1-127.2. Repealed
- § 32.1-127.3. Immunity from liability for certain free health care services
- § 32.1-128. Applicability to hospitals and nursing homes for practice of religious tenets
- § 32.1-129. Application for license
- § 32.1-130. Service charges
- § 32.1-131. Expiration and renewal of licenses
- § 32.1-132. Alterations or additions to hospitals and nursing homes; when new license required; use of inpatient hospital beds for furnishing skilled care services
- § 32.1-133. Display of license
- § 32.1-134. Family planning information in hospitals providing maternity care
- § 32.1-134.01. Certain information required for maternity patients
- § 32.1-134.02. Infants; blood sample provided to parents
- § 32.1-134.1. When denial, etc., to duly licensed physician of staff membership or professional privileges improper
- § 32.1-134.2. Clinical privileges for certain practitioners
- § 32.1-134.3. Response to applications for clinical privileges
- § 32.1-134.4. Right of podiatrists or nurse practitioners to injunction
- § 32.1-135. Revocation or suspension of license or certification; restriction or prohibition of new admissions to nursing home
- § 32.1-135.1. Certain advertisements prohibited
- § 32.1-135.2. Offer or payment of remuneration in exchange for referral prohibited
- § 32.1-136. Violation; penalties
- § 32.1-137. Certification of medical care facilities under Title XVIII of Social Security Act
- § 32.1-137.01. Posting of charity care policies
- § 32.1-137.02. Hospital discharge procedures
Article 1.1. CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE OF MANAGED CARE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN LICENSEES
- § 32.1-137.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-137.2. Certification of quality assurance; application; issuance; denial; renewal
- § 32.1-137.3. Regulations
- § 32.1-137.4. Examination, review or investigation
- § 32.1-137.5. Civil penalties; probation; suspension; restriction or prohibition of new enrollments to managed care health insurance plan licensee; revocation or nonrenewal of certificate of quality assurance; appeal process; correction
- § 32.1-137.6. Complaint system
Article 1.2. UTILIZATION REVIEW STANDARDS AND APPEALS
- § 32.1-137.7. Definitions
- § 32.1-137.8. Application to and compliance by utilization review entities
- § 32.1-137.9. Requirements and standards for utilization review entities
- § 32.1-137.10. Utilization review plan required
- § 32.1-137.11. Accessibility of utilization review entity
- § 32.1-137.12. Emergencies; extensions; access to and confidentiality of patient-specific medical records and information
- § 32.1-137.13. Adverse determination
- § 32.1-137.14. Reconsideration of adverse determination
- § 32.1-137.15. Adverse determination; appeal
- § 32.1-137.16. Records
- § 32.1-137.17. Limitation on Commissioner's jurisdiction
Article 2. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PATIENTS IN NURSING HOMES
- § 32.1-138. Enumeration; posting of policies; staff training; responsibilities devolving on guardians, etc.; exceptions; certification of compliance
- § 32.1-138.1. Implementation of transfer and discharge policies
- § 32.1-138.2. Certain contract provisions prohibited
- § 32.1-138.3. Third party guarantor prohibition
- § 32.1-138.4. Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
- § 32.1-138.5. Confidentiality of complainant's identity
Article 2.1. PRIVATE REVIEW AGENTS
- § 32.1-138.6. Definitions
- § 32.1-138.7. Certificates of registration required; issuance; transferability; regulations
- § 32.1-138.8. Consultation with health regulatory boards
- § 32.1-138.9. Standards for approval
- § 32.1-138.10. Expiration; renewal
- § 32.1-138.11. Denial; revocation
- § 32.1-138.12. Waiver of requirements of article
- § 32.1-138.13. Access to and confidentiality of patient-specific medical records and information
- § 32.1-138.14. No private right of action created
- § 32.1-138.15. Regulations
Article 3. BLOOD BANKS
Article 4. MIDWIVES
Article 5. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE VEHICLES
Article 6. HOME HEALTH AGENCY LICENSING
Article 7. HOSPICE PROGRAM LICENSING
- § 32.1-162.1. Definitions
- § 32.1-162.2. Exemptions from article
- § 32.1-162.3. License required for hospice programs; notice of denial of license; renewal thereof
- § 32.1-162.4. Inspections
- § 32.1-162.5. Regulations
- § 32.1-162.6. Revocation or suspension of license
Article 7.1. HOME CARE ORGANIZATION LICENSING
- § 32.1-162.7. Definitions
- § 32.1-162.8. Exemptions from article
- § 32.1-162.9. Licenses required; renewal thereof
- § 32.1-162.9:1. Employment for compensation of persons convicted of certain offenses prohibited; criminal records check required; drug testing; suspension or revocation of license
- § 32.1-162.10. Inspections; fees
- § 32.1-162.11. Liability insurance required
- § 32.1-162.12. Regulations
- § 32.1-162.13. Revocation or suspension of license
- § 32.1-162.14. Repealed
- § 32.1-162.15. Violation; penalties
- § 32.1-162.16. Definitions
- § 32.1-162.17. Exemptions
- § 32.1-162.18. Informed consent
- § 32.1-162.19. Human research review committees
- § 32.1-162.20. Applicability of federal policies
Chapter 6. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Article 1. SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- § 32.1-163. Definitions
- § 32.1-163.1. Personal liability of sanitarians defined
- § 32.1-163.2. Long range plan for onsite sewage
- § 32.1-163.3. Identities of persons making certain reports to remain confidential
- § 32.1-163.4. Procedures for application backlogs; individuals approved to conduct evaluations for septic system or other onsite sewage system permit applications
- § 32.1-163.5. On-site sewage evaluations
- § 32.1-163.6. Professional engineering of onsite treatment works
- § 32.1-164. Powers and duties of Board; regulations; fees; onsite soil evaluators; letters in lieu of permits; inspections; civil penalties
- § 32.1-164.1. Appeals from denials of septic tank permits; inspections
- § 32.1-164.1:01. Onsite Sewage Indemnification fund
- § 32.1-164.1:1. Validity of certain septic tank permits
- § 32.1-164.1:2. Eligibility for betterment loans to repair or replace failing onsite sewage systems
- § 32.1-164.1:3. Permits for voluntary system upgrades
- § 32.1-164.2. Repealed
- § 32.1-164.8. Onsite Operation and Maintenance Fund established
- § 32.1-164.9. Regulations for chamber and bundled expanded polystyrene effluent distribution systems for onsite sewage systems
- § 32.1-165. Prior approval required before issuance of building permit
- § 32.1-166. Agreements with federal agencies
Article 1.1. STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SEWAGE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL APPEAL REVIEW BOARD
- § 32.1-166.1. Review Board; members
- § 32.1-166.2. Officers; secretary
- § 32.1-166.3. Oath
- § 32.1-166.4. Meetings
- § 32.1-166.5. Offices
- § 32.1-166.6. Review Board to hear appeals
- § 32.1-166.7. Subpoenas; witnesses; designation of subordinates
- § 32.1-166.8. Record of decisions
- § 32.1-166.9. Interpretation of application of regulations; recommendation of modifications
- § 32.1-166.10. Appeals fees
Article 2. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
- § 32.1-167. Definitions
- § 32.1-168. Exemptions
- § 32.1-169. Supervision by Board
- § 32.1-170. Regulations
- § 32.1-171. Technical assistance as to sources and purity
- § 32.1-171.1. Waterworks operation fee required; special fund established; certain technical assistance program to be provided
- § 32.1-171.2. Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund established
- § 32.1-172. Permit required
- § 32.1-173. Additional or amended permits
- § 32.1-173.1. Increase in charges to finance required changes
- § 32.1-174. Revocation of permits
- § 32.1-174.1. Bonds of permit holders
- § 32.1-174.2. Duties of electric utilities
- § 32.1-174.3. Appointment of receiver for certain private waterworks; grounds for such appointment; petition and hearing, etc
- § 32.1-174.4. Identification and elimination of chronically noncompliant waterworks
- § 32.1-175. Emergency orders; appeal
- § 32.1-175.01. Issuance of special orders
- § 32.1-175.1. Notice to local government
- § 32.1-176. Penalty
Article 2.1. PRIVATE WELL CONSTRUCTION
- § 32.1-176.1. Short title
- § 32.1-176.2. Findings and policy
- § 32.1-176.3. Definitions
- § 32.1-176.4. Powers and duties of Board and Department; regulations; fees
- § 32.1-176.5. Construction permit; local government authority to require analysis of water
- § 32.1-176.5:1. Department to test for oil contamination; maintain lists of private laboratories
- § 32.1-176.5:2. Prohibition on private well construction
- § 32.1-176.6. Inspection
- § 32.1-176.7. Other agencies to cooperate with Department
Article 3. SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Article 4. MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICTS
- § 32.1-187. Counties, cities and towns may create mosquito control districts
- § 32.1-188. Consolidation of districts
- § 32.1-189. Mosquito control commission; composition; appointment of members
- § 32.1-190. Powers of commission; oath and terms of members; vacancies
- § 32.1-191. Secretary of commission
- § 32.1-192. Further powers of commission
- § 32.1-193. Eminent domain
- § 32.1-194. Special tax authorized
- § 32.1-195. Contributions from Board
- § 32.1-196. Disposition of funds not needed for mosquito control
- § 32.1-197. Compensation and expenses of members of commission
Article 5. PUBLIC GATHERING PLACES
- § 32.1-198. Definitions
- § 32.1-199. Repealed
- § 32.1-200. Regulations
- § 32.1-201. Free access to certain toilet facilities
- § 32.1-202. Power of counties, cities and towns not limited
Article 6. MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS
- § 32.1-203. Definitions
- § 32.1-204. Notice of intention to construct, etc., camp
- § 32.1-205. Permit required
- § 32.1-206. Application for permit
- § 32.1-207. Inspection; issuance of permit; permits nontransferable
- § 32.1-208. Provisional permits
- § 32.1-209. Denial, revocation or suspension of permits
- § 32.1-210. Camp operator's responsibilities
- § 32.1-211. Regulations
Article 7. BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
- § 32.1-212. Definitions
- § 32.1-213. Shoddy, secondhand filling material, feathers, animal hair and down to be sanitized
- § 32.1-214. New animal hair, feathers and down to be sterilized
- § 32.1-215. Disposal restricted
- § 32.1-216. Permit for use of process to sanitize or sterilize
- § 32.1-217. License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories
- § 32.1-218. Fees
- § 32.1-219. Tags required
- § 32.1-220. Same; filling material
- § 32.1-221. Offenses as to tags
- § 32.1-222. Return of improperly tagged items; payment of costs of return; failure to pay costs
- § 32.1-223. New and sanitized items to be kept separate
- § 32.1-224. Administration and enforcement by Commissioner; refusal, suspension or revocation of license or permit
- § 32.1-225. Exemptions
- § 32.1-226. Violation a misdemeanor; application of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act
Article 8. RADIATION CONTROL
- § 32.1-227. Definitions
- § 32.1-228. Exemption
- § 32.1-228.1. Department designated state radiation control agency; powers and duties
- § 32.1-229. Powers and duties of the Board
- § 32.1-229.01. Companies listed as proficient to perform radon screening, testing or mitigation; compliance
- § 32.1-229.01:1. Action for damages
- § 32.1-229.1. Inspections of X-ray machines required; Radiation Inspection Reports; fees; qualification of inspectors
- § 32.1-229.2. Costs of inspection conducted by Health Department; fees to be used to support program
- § 32.1-229.3. Licensing of radioactive material
- § 32.1-230. Further powers of Board
- § 32.1-231. Bonds of licensees
- § 32.1-232. Radioactive Material Perpetual Care Trust Fund
- § 32.1-232.1. Special Trust Fund for Radioactive Materials Facility Licensure and Inspection created
- § 32.1-233. Radiation Advisory Board; composition; duties generally
- § 32.1-234. Repealed
- § 32.1-234.1. Enforcement
- § 32.1-235. Authority of Governor to enter into agreements with federal government; effect on federal licenses
- § 32.1-236. Authority of Board to enter into agreements with federal government, other states or interstate agencies; training programs for personnel
- § 32.1-237. Effect upon local ordinances, etc
- § 32.1-238. Impounding sources of ionizing radiation
Article 8.1. MID-ATLANTIC INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMPACT
Article 8.2. SOUTHEAST INTERSTATE LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPACT
Article 9. TOXIC SUBSTANCES INFORMATION
- § 32.1-239. Definitions
- § 32.1-240. Department designated state toxic substance information agency
- § 32.1-241. Powers and duties of Board
- § 32.1-242. Repealed
- § 32.1-243. State agencies directed to cooperate with and furnish information to Board
- § 32.1-244. Duty of operators to report knowledge of toxicity; retention and return of certain information; diagnosis of employee injuries and illnesses
- § 32.1-244.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-245. Toxic substances
Article 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § 32.1-246. Marinas
- § 32.1-246.1. Signs or notices required on dump stations
- § 32.1-247. Vector control
- § 32.1-248. Closing of waters; modification or revocation of regulation or order
- § 32.1-248.01. Fish consumption advisories
- § 32.1-248.1. Posting of water quality test results by certain recreational facilities
- § 32.1-248.2. Use of rainwater and reuse of gray water
- § 32.1-248.3. Environmental Health Education and Training Fund
Article 1. DEFINITIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- § 32.1-249. Definitions
- § 32.1-250. Duties of Board
- § 32.1-251. State Registrar; appointment
- § 32.1-252. State Registrar; duties; delegations
- § 32.1-253. Same; establishment of registration districts
- § 32.1-254. County and city registrars designated; deputies; special registrars
- § 32.1-255. Duties of county, city and special registrars and deputies
- § 32.1-256. Fees of special registrars
Article 2. BIRTH CERTIFICATES
- § 32.1-257. Filing birth certificates; from whom required; signatures of parents
- § 32.1-257.1. Parents to report social security account number at time of child's birth
- § 32.1-258. Report of foundling; constitutes birth certificate
- § 32.1-258.1. Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; requirements
- § 32.1-259. Filing and registration of delayed birth certificates; refusal of registration; notice of right of appeal
- § 32.1-260. Petition for court order establishing record of birth when delayed certificate rejected; hearing; notice; findings; registration of court order
- § 32.1-261. New birth certificate established on proof of adoption, legitimation or determination of paternity
- § 32.1-261.1. Repealed
Article 3. RECORDS OF ADOPTIONS
Article 4. DEATH CERTIFICATES AND OUT-OF-STATE TRANSIT PERMITS
- § 32.1-263. Filing death certificates; medical certification; investigation by Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
- § 32.1-264. Reports of fetal deaths; medical certification; investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; confidentiality of information concerning abortions
- § 32.1-265. Transit permits; permits for disinterment and reinterment
- § 32.1-266. Extending time for filing death certificates and obtaining out-of-state transit permits
Article 5. MARRIAGE RECORDS AND DIVORCE AND ANNULMENT REPORTS
- § 32.1-267. Records of marriages; duties of officer issuing marriage license and person officiating at ceremony; blocking of social security number
- § 32.1-268. Reports of divorces and annulments
- § 32.1-268.1. Compilation and posting of marriage, divorce, and annulment data
Article 6. AMENDMENTS TO VITAL RECORDS
Article 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- § 32.1-270. State Registrar may reproduce records; disposition of documents from which permanent reproductions made
- § 32.1-271. Disclosure of information in records; when unlawful; when permitted; proceeding to compel disclosure; when certain records made public
- § 32.1-272. Certified copies of vital records; other copies
- § 32.1-273. Fees for certified copies, searches of files, etc.; disposition
- § 32.1-273.1. Virginia Vital Statistics Automation Fund
- § 32.1-274. Persons in charge of institutions and funeral directors, etc., to keep records; lists sent to State Registrar
- § 32.1-275. Information as to births, deaths, marriages and divorces to be furnished on demand
- § 32.1-275.1. Matching of birth and death certificates; marking of certificates and copies
- § 32.1-275.2. Notation on birth records of missing children
- § 32.1-276. Penalty imposed for violations
Chapter 7.2. HEALTH CARE DATA REPORTING
- § 32.1-276.2. Health care data reporting; purpose
- § 32.1-276.3. Definitions
- § 32.1-276.4. Agreements for certain data services
- § 32.1-276.5. Providers to submit data
- § 32.1-276.5:1. (Contingent repeal -- see Editor's note) Disclosures of contractual arrangements to be made publicly available
- § 32.1-276.6. Patient level data system continued; reporting requirements
- § 32.1-276.7. Methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care providers
- § 32.1-276.7:1. All-Payer Claims Database created; purpose; reporting requirements
- § 32.1-276.8. Fees for processing, verification, and dissemination of data
- § 32.1-276.9. Confidentiality, subsequent release of data and relief from liability for reporting; penalty for wrongful disclosure; individual action for damages
- § 32.1-276.9:1. Health information needs related to reform; work group
- § 32.1-276.10. Chapter and actions thereunder not to be construed as approval of charges or costs
- § 32.1-276.11. Violations
Article 1. CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS
- § 32.1-277. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; central and district offices and facilities
- § 32.1-278. Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner
- § 32.1-279. Duties of Chief Medical Examiner; teaching legal medicine
- § 32.1-280. Repealed
- § 32.1-281. Commissioner may obtain additional services and facilities
- § 32.1-282. Medical examiners
- § 32.1-283. Investigation of deaths; obtaining consent to removal of organs, etc.; fees
- § 32.1-283.1. State Child Fatality Review Team; membership; access to and maintenance of records; confidentiality; etc
- § 32.1-283.2. Local and regional child fatality review teams established; membership; authority; confidentiality; immunity
- § 32.1-283.3. Family violence fatality review teams established; model protocol and data management; membership; authority; confidentiality, etc
- § 32.1-283.4. Confidentiality of certain information and records collected and maintained by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
- § 32.1-283.5. Adult Fatality Review Team; duties; membership; confidentiality; penalties; report; etc
- § 32.1-284. Repealed
- § 32.1-285. Autopsies
- § 32.1-285.1. Death of infants under eighteen months of age; autopsies required; definition of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- § 32.1-286. Exhumations
- § 32.1-287. Repealed
- § 32.1-288. Repealed
- § 32.1-288.1. Determination of hazardous human remains
Article 2. ANATOMICAL GIFTS
- § 32.1-289. Repealed
- § 32.1-289.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-289.2. Donation or sale of blood, body fluids, organs and tissues by persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus
- § 32.1-290. Repealed
- § 32.1-290.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-291. Repealed
- § 32.1-292. Repealed
- § 32.1-292.1. Repealed
- § 32.1-292.2. The Virginia Donor Registry
- § 32.1-293. Repealed
- § 32.1-294. Repealed
- § 32.1-295. Repealed
- § 32.1-296. Determination of death
- § 32.1-297. Action for implied warranty in connection with transfer of blood or human tissue
- § 32.1-297.1. The Virginia Transplant Council
Article 3. USE OF DEAD HUMAN BODIES FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY
- § 32.1-298. Notification of Commissioner and delivery of bodies
- § 32.1-299. Distribution of bodies
- § 32.1-300. Records of bodies distributed
- § 32.1-301. Burial, cremation, or return of bodies after scientific study
- § 32.1-302. Importation of anatomical material
- § 32.1-303. Penalty for trafficking in bodies
- § 32.1-304. General penalty for violation
Article 4. CREMATION
Chapter 8.1. DISPOSITION OF DEAD HUMAN BODIES- § 32.1-309.1. Identification of decedent, next of kin; disposition of claimed dead body
- § 32.1-309.2. Disposition of unclaimed dead body; how expenses paid
- § 32.1-309.3. Cremations and burials at sea
- § 32.1-309.4. Determination of hazardous human remains
Article 1. IN GENERAL
- § 32.1-310. Declaration of purpose; authority to audit records; authority to review complaints of abuse or neglect
- § 32.1-311. Repealed
- § 32.1-312. Fraudulently obtaining excess or attempting to obtain excess benefits or payments; penalty
- § 32.1-313. Liability for excess benefits or payments obtained without intent to violate chapter
- § 32.1-314. False statement or representation in applications for payment or for use in determining rights to payment; concealment of facts; penalty
- § 32.1-315. Solicitation or receipt of remuneration for certain services; offer or payment of remuneration for inducement of such services; penalty
- § 32.1-316. False statement or representation as to conditions or operations of institution or facility; penalty
- § 32.1-317. Collecting excess payment for services; charging, soliciting, accepting or receiving certain consideration as precondition for admittance to facility or requirement for continued stay; penalty
- § 32.1-318. Knowing failure to deposit, transfer or maintain patient trust funds in separate account; penalty
- § 32.1-319. Written verification of application, statement or form; penalty for false or misleading information
- § 32.1-320. Duties of Attorney General; medical services providers audit and investigation unit
- § 32.1-321. Prosecution of cases
- § 32.1-321.01. Exemptions from disclosure
Article 2. REGULATION OF RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY
- § 32.1-321.1. Powers and duties of Department
- § 32.1-321.2. Liability for excess benefits or payments obtained without intent to violate this article; recovery of Medical Assistance erroneously paid
- § 32.1-321.3. Fraudulently obtaining benefits; liability for fraudulently issued benefits; civil action to recover; penalty
- § 32.1-321.4. False statement or representation in applications for eligibility or for use in determining rights to benefits; concealment of facts; criminal penalty
- § 32.1-322. Not Set Out
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 32.1-323. Department of Medical Assistance Services
- § 32.1-323.1. Department to submit forecast of expenditures
- § 32.1-323.2. Elimination of waiting lists for certain waivers
- § 32.1-324. Board of Medical Assistance Services
- § 32.1-324.1. Authority to administer oaths, conduct hearings; obtaining relevant documents and other information
- § 32.1-324.2. Director to facilitate communication
- § 32.1-324.3. Uninsured Medical Catastrophe Fund established
- § 32.1-325. Board to submit plan for medical assistance services to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to federal law; administration of plan; contracts with health care providers
- § 32.1-325.01. Certain term life insurance considered resources
- § 32.1-325.02. Determinations of assets; disclaimers of interests to be considered uncompensated transfers of assets for Medicaid eligibility purposes under certain circumstances
- § 32.1-325.03. Legal presence required for certain state and local public benefits; exceptions; definitions; proof of legal presence
- § 32.1-325.1. Adverse initial determination of overpayment; appeals of agency determinations
- § 32.1-325.1:1. Definitions; recovery of overpayment for medical assistance services
- § 32.1-325.2. Department is payor of last resort
- § 32.1-325.3. Disclosure or use of information for purpose not connected with medical assistance program; Department not subject to certain disclosure
- § 32.1-325.4. Penalty for violation
- § 32.1-326. Director may make payments to or for eligible persons in state-owned medical facilities
- § 32.1-326.1. Department to operate program of estate recovery
- § 32.1-326.2. Pilot school/community health centers
- § 32.1-326.3. Special education health services; memorandum of agreement between the Department of Education and the Department of Medical Assistance Services
- § 32.1-327. Claim against indigent's estate for payments made
- § 32.1-328. Repealed
- § 32.1-329. Repealed
- § 32.1-330. Preadmission screening required
- § 32.1-330.1. Department to implement premium assistance program for HIV-positive individuals
- § 32.1-330.2. Medicaid managed care programs; program information documents; plain language required
- § 32.1-330.3. Operation of a pre-PACE plan or PACE plan; oversight by Department of Medical Assistance Services
- § 32.1-330.4. Uniform assessment instrument for PACE plans
- § 32.1-331. Repealed
Article 2. MEDICAID NEW DRUG REVIEW ACT
Article 3. VIRGINIA MEDICAID DRUG FORMULARY AND COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF DRUG PRODUCTS
Article 4. MEDICAID PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- § 32.1-331.12. Definitions
- § 32.1-331.13. Medicaid Prior Authorization Advisory Committee; membership
- § 32.1-331.14. Duties of the Committee
- § 32.1-331.15. Prior authorization of prescription drug products; coverage under state plan
- § 32.1-331.16. Immunity
- § 32.1-331.17. Annual report to Joint Commission
Chapter 12. STATE/LOCAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM
- § 32.1-343. Definitions
- § 32.1-344. State/Local Hospitalization Program
- § 32.1-345. Counties and cities required to participate; allocation and payment of funds to and payments by counties and cities
- § 32.1-346. Director to establish standards; reimbursement of services
- § 32.1-347. Eligibility for Program; duty of the Department of Social Services and local welfare or social services agencies; data required
- § 32.1-348. Applicability of chapter
- § 32.1-349. Liability for excess payments
- § 32.1-350. Fraudulently obtaining benefits; criminal penalty
- § 32.1-351. Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan established
- § 32.1-351.1. Assistance with employer-sponsored health insurance
- § 32.1-351.2. Children's Health Insurance Program Advisory Committee; purpose; membership; etc
- § 32.1-352. Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan Trust Fund
- § 32.1-353. Rights and responsibilities
- § 32.1-353.1. Certified nursing facility education initiative; purpose
- § 32.1-353.2. Definitions
- § 32.1-353.3. Authorization to expend civil money penalty funds
- § 32.1-353.4. Repealed
- § 32.1-353.6. Repealed
- § 32.1-354. Definitions
- § 32.1-355. Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth created; purposes
- § 32.1-356. Powers of the Foundation
- § 32.1-357. Board of Trustees; appointment; officers; quorum; executive committee; compensation and expenses
- § 32.1-358. Appointment of director; counsel to the Board and Foundation
- § 32.1-359. Duties of the Board
- § 32.1-360. Virginia Tobacco Settlement Fund
- § 32.1-361. Use of moneys distributed
- § 32.1-361.1. Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth Endowment
- § 32.1-362. Audit
- § 32.1-363. Forms of accounts and records
- § 32.1-364. Reports to the Governor and General Assembly
- § 32.1-365. Public purpose; exemption from taxation
Chapter 16. BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FUND
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