Bill Text: VA SB5081 | 2020 | 1st Special Session | Chaptered


Bill Title: Outbreaks of communicable disease of public health threat; posting of information about cases.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-10-28 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024) [SB5081 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-SB5081-Chaptered.html

CHAPTER 24
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-37.01, relating to outbreaks of communicable disease of public health threat; posting of information; emergency.
[S 5081]
Approved October 28, 2020

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 32.1-37.01 as follows:

§32.1-37.01. Posting of information about cases of communicable disease of public health threat.

A. As used in this section:

"Reporting entity" means a medical care facility, residential or day program, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the Commonwealth, school, or summer camp required to report an outbreak of a communicable disease pursuant to §32.1-37.

B. Upon declaration of an emergency by the Governor pursuant to §44-146.17 in response to a communicable disease of public health threat, the Department shall make information regarding outbreaks of such communicable disease of public health threat reported pursuant to §32.1-37 available to the public on a website maintained by the Department, provided the release of such information does not violate the provisions of §32.1-41. Such information shall include (i) the name of the reporting entity at which an outbreak of such communicable disease of public health threat has been reported; (ii) the number of confirmed cases of such communicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity; and (iii) the number of deaths resulting from such communicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.

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