Bill Text: VA SB5081 | 2020 | 1st Special Session | Engrossed
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-Engrossed.html
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. ]