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The Commissioner shall carry out his management and supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the policies, rules and regulations of the Board.B\n\nIn addition to other duties imposed on the Department pursuant to this title, the Department shall assist in the plan management functions of the federal health benefit exchange established by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to § 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act codified as 42 U.S.C. § 18041(c) in the Commonwealth, including providing assistance to the State Corporation Commission in its performance of plan management functions as set forth in § 38.2-326. The Department shall be compensated for expenses incurred in providing such services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":234394,"text":"There shall be a State Department of Health in the executive department responsible to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 711 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 1979 \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 2013, chapters 670<\/a> and 679<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":80679,"section_number":"32.1-137.2","catch_line":"Certification of quality assurance; application; issuance; denial; renewal","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-137.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55944,"section_number":"38.2-326","catch_line":"Plan management functions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-326\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201213,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64412,"identifier":"32.1-16","token":"32.1\/1\/3\/32.1-16","url":"\/32.1-16\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-16\/","token":"32.1\/1\/3\/32.1-16","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Department of Health","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-16","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There shall be a State Department<\/span> of Health in the executive department<\/span> responsible to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The Department<\/span> shall be under the supervision and management of the State Health Commissioner<\/span>. The Commissioner<\/span> shall carry out his management and supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the policies, rules and regulations of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to other duties imposed on the Department<\/span> pursuant to this title, the Department<\/span> shall assist in the plan management functions of the federal health benefit exchange established by the Secretary of the U.S. Department<\/span> of Health and Human Services pursuant to § 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act codified as 42 U.S.C. § 18041(c) in the Commonwealth, including providing assistance to the State Corporation Commission in its performance of plan management functions as set forth in § 38.2-326<\/a>. The Department<\/span> shall be compensated for expenses incurred in providing such services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (\u00a7 32.1-16)\n\nA. There shall be a State Department of Health in the executive department\nresponsible to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The Department shall\nbe under the supervision and management of the State Health Commissioner. The\nCommissioner shall carry out his management and supervisory responsibilities in\naccordance with the policies, rules and regulations of the Board.\n\nB. In addition to other duties imposed on the Department pursuant to this title,\nthe Department shall assist in the plan management functions of the federal\nhealth benefit exchange established by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of\nHealth and Human Services pursuant to § 1321 of the Patient Protection and\nAffordable Care Act codified as 42 U.S.C. § 18041(c) in the Commonwealth,\nincluding providing assistance to the State Corporation Commission in its\nperformance of plan management functions as set forth in § 38.2-326. The\nDepartment shall be compensated for expenses incurred in providing such\nservices.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 711; 2013, cc. 670, 679.","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}}