§ 54.1-2807.1 Confidentiality of information on infectious diseases
All information received by any person practicing funeral services or his agent regarding the fact that any dead body which they have received harbors an infectious disease shall be confidential, and disclosure of such information shall be grounds for disciplinary action against the funeral service licensee pursuant to § 54.1-2806. Notification that a dead body harbors an infectious disease will not constitute grounds for any funeral director’s refusal to accept the body.
History
This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 836 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 “Acts” aren’t available online.
1988, c. 836, § 54-260.74:2.