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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 480 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 883<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73301,"section_number":"32.1-111.3","catch_line":"Statewide Emergency Medical Services Plan; Trauma Triage Plan; Stroke Triage Plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-111.3\/"},{"id":66206,"section_number":"32.1-116.1","catch_line":"Prehospital patient care reporting procedure; trauma registry; confidentiality","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-116.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202693,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75772,"identifier":"32.1-116.2","token":"32.1\/4\/3.1\/32.1-116.2","url":"\/32.1-116.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-116.2\/","token":"32.1\/4\/3.1\/32.1-116.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidential nature of information supplied; publication; liability protections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-116.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> and all other persons<\/span> to whom data is submitted shall keep patient information confidential. Mechanisms for protecting patient data shall be developed and continually evaluated to ascertain their effectiveness. No publication of information, research or medical data shall be made which identifies the patients by names or addresses, except as specified in subsection B. The Commissioner<\/span> or his designees may utilize institutional data in order<\/span> to improve the quality of and appropriate access to emergency medical services and to improve the health of citizens of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In accordance with the State Board<\/span> of Health’s regulations and applicable federal law<\/span> and regulations, the Commissioner<\/span> may disclose information, research, or medical data that identifies patients by name or address if the Commissioner<\/span> determines that such disclosure is necessary to develop and implement programs that improve the quality of patient care, improve access to medical services, or make other system improvements. The Commissioner<\/span> shall only disclose such information with entities, including but not limited to other Virginia state agencies and programs, federal agencies and programs, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or recognized research institutions and organizations, that seek to improve quality of care, improve access to medical services, or make other system improvements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No individual, licensed emergency medical services agency, hospital, Regional Emergency Medical Services Council or organization advising the Commissioner<\/span> shall be liable for any civil damages<\/span> resulting from any act or omission preformed as required by this article unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED; PUBLICATION; LIABILITY PROTECTIONS\n(\u00a7 32.1-116.2)\n\nA. The Commissioner and all other persons to whom data is submitted shall keep\npatient information confidential. Mechanisms for protecting patient data shall\nbe developed and continually evaluated to ascertain their effectiveness. No\npublication of information, research or medical data shall be made which\nidentifies the patients by names or addresses, except as specified in subsection\nB. The Commissioner or his designees may utilize institutional data in order to\nimprove the quality of and appropriate access to emergency medical services and\nto improve the health of citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. In accordance with the State Board of Health’s regulations and\napplicable federal law and regulations, the Commissioner may disclose\ninformation, research, or medical data that identifies patients by name or\naddress if the Commissioner determines that such disclosure is necessary to\ndevelop and implement programs that improve the quality of patient care, improve\naccess to medical services, or make other system improvements. The Commissioner\nshall only disclose such information with entities, including but not limited to\nother Virginia state agencies and programs, federal agencies and programs, the\nNational Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, or recognized research\ninstitutions and organizations, that seek to improve quality of care, improve\naccess to medical services, or make other system improvements.\n\nC. No individual, licensed emergency medical services agency, hospital, Regional\nEmergency Medical Services Council or organization advising the Commissioner\nshall be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission\npreformed as required by this article unless such act or omission was the result\nof gross negligence or willful misconduct.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 480; 2020, c. 883.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}