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The Council shall elect, from among its membership, such officers as its bylaws require to serve for the terms established in such bylaws.\n\t\t\tThe Council shall also elect the representatives of donor families and transplant recipients who shall serve for terms established in the bylaws.C\n\nIn order to provide flexibility and coordination and to prevent duplication of efforts, the Council may agree to extend nonvoting, associate membership on the Council to representatives of other organizations, agencies, or experts, public or private, who (i) are directly involved in or (ii) provide education or information on organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation. Such membership (a) shall be extended to the Virginia Departments of Education, Health, Health Professions, and Motor Vehicles, and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; (b) may include at least one representative of the faith community and one representative of local public schools; and (c) may be extended to other organizations, agencies, or experts as the Council deems appropriate.D\n\nIn addition to the duties assigned in subsection A, the Council (i) shall inform the Board regarding the Council’s activities; (ii) shall conduct and coordinate professional education and informational activities as they relate to organ, tissue, and eye donation, procurement, and transplantation efforts; and (iii) as appropriate, may conduct its activities in coordination with other organizations whose goals are related to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation. To achieve its purposes efficiently and effectively, the Council may conduct its activities in partnership with its member organizations or may contract for services with appropriate parties.E\n\nThe Council, or the Board on behalf of the Council, may apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable the Council to further its purposes and carry out its duties, and the Council may comply with such conditions and requirements as may be imposed on it in connection therewith.\n\t\t\tThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller as a revolving fund and shall consist of such gifts, grants, or donations as may be received pursuant to this subsection and any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to support the Council’s education and information programs. Moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such funds shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Council shall administer funds made available to it from the Fund and shall disburse such funds in accordance with the purposes of this article.F\n\nThe Council may employ such employees, permanent and temporary, as it may deem necessary for the proper performance of its duties and shall determine their qualifications and duties. Employees of the Council shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Council and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.). Actual expenses incurred by the members of the Council in the performance of their duties and actual costs of hiring and compensating employees of the Council shall be paid from the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund.G\n\nIn addition to such other reports as may be required by the Commissioner or the Board, on or before September 30 of each year, the Council shall submit a report on its activities, programs, and funding in the previous fiscal year to the Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231688,"text":"The Virginia Transplant Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is hereby established to fulfill the following duties:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":231689,"text":"To create, compile, maintain, and modify as necessary the Virginia Donor Registry established in § 32.1-292.2 in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Health and the administration of the Department of Health;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":231690,"text":"To conduct public education and information services relating to organ, tissue, and eye donation in the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":231691,"text":"To coordinate organ, tissue, and eye donation activities in the Commonwealth;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":231692,"text":"To provide a forum for discussion among its members of any issues of which it may be apprised that could impact the effectiveness of its activities and the relationship between the public and its members; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":231693,"text":"To advise the Board and Department of Health concerning organ, tissue, and eye donation activities, procurement, and transplantation efforts in Virginia.\n\t\t\t\tThe Council shall establish such bylaws as may be necessary for its operation, consistent with state and federal law.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":231694,"text":"The membership of the Council shall consist of the following organizations, each of whom shall have one vote: INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, LifeNet Health, Lion’s Medical Eye Bank and Research Center of Eastern Virginia, Mountain Regional Donor Services, Old Dominion Eye Foundation, Inc., Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, University of Virginia Health System, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Washington Regional Transplant Community, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, and any successor organization thereof that remains directly involved in activities related to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation in Virginia, and one representative of donor families and one representative of transplant recipients. The Council shall elect, from among its membership, such officers as its bylaws require to serve for the terms established in such bylaws.\n\t\t\tThe Council shall also elect the representatives of donor families and transplant recipients who shall serve for terms established in the bylaws.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"C"},"7":{"id":231695,"text":"In order to provide flexibility and coordination and to prevent duplication of efforts, the Council may agree to extend nonvoting, associate membership on the Council to representatives of other organizations, agencies, or experts, public or private, who (i) are directly involved in or (ii) provide education or information on organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation. Such membership (a) shall be extended to the Virginia Departments of Education, Health, Health Professions, and Motor Vehicles, and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; (b) may include at least one representative of the faith community and one representative of local public schools; and (c) may be extended to other organizations, agencies, or experts as the Council deems appropriate.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"8":{"id":231696,"text":"In addition to the duties assigned in subsection A, the Council (i) shall inform the Board regarding the Council’s activities; (ii) shall conduct and coordinate professional education and informational activities as they relate to organ, tissue, and eye donation, procurement, and transplantation efforts; and (iii) as appropriate, may conduct its activities in coordination with other organizations whose goals are related to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation. To achieve its purposes efficiently and effectively, the Council may conduct its activities in partnership with its member organizations or may contract for services with appropriate parties.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"9":{"id":231697,"text":"The Council, or the Board on behalf of the Council, may apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable the Council to further its purposes and carry out its duties, and the Council may comply with such conditions and requirements as may be imposed on it in connection therewith.\n\t\t\tThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller as a revolving fund and shall consist of such gifts, grants, or donations as may be received pursuant to this subsection and any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to support the Council’s education and information programs. Moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such funds shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Council shall administer funds made available to it from the Fund and shall disburse such funds in accordance with the purposes of this article.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"10":{"id":231698,"text":"The Council may employ such employees, permanent and temporary, as it may deem necessary for the proper performance of its duties and shall determine their qualifications and duties. Employees of the Council shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Council and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.). Actual expenses incurred by the members of the Council in the performance of their duties and actual costs of hiring and compensating employees of the Council shall be paid from the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"11":{"id":231699,"text":"In addition to such other reports as may be required by the Commissioner or the Board, on or before September 30 of each year, the Council shall submit a report on its activities, programs, and funding in the previous fiscal year to the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13613,"edition_id":1,"name":"Anatomical Gifts","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13612,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","permalink":{"id":204475,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13613,"identifier":"2","token":"32.1\/8\/2","url":"\/32.1\/8\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13612,"edition_id":1,"name":"Postmortem Examinations and Services","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","permalink":{"id":204383,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13612,"identifier":"8","token":"32.1\/8","url":"\/32.1\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58532,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-289","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-289\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-289","metadata":false},{"id":69229,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-289.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-289.1\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-289.1","metadata":false},{"id":71547,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-289.2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-289.2\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-289.2","metadata":false},{"id":56571,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-290","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-290\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-290","metadata":false},{"id":76432,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-290.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-290.1\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-290.1","metadata":false},{"id":82334,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-291","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-291\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291","metadata":false},{"id":72836,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-291.1","catch_line":"Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; 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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 412 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 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1990, chapter 336; in 1991, chapter 37; in 1997, chapter 799<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 467<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 166<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 834<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 692<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 72<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79681,"section_number":"46.2-342","catch_line":"What license to contain; organ donor information; Uniform Donor Document","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-342\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"},{"id":58737,"section_number":"32.1-292.2","catch_line":"The Virginia Donor Registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-292.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204633,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63591,"identifier":"32.1-297.1","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-297.1","url":"\/32.1-297.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-297.1\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-297.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"The Virginia Transplant Council","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-297.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Transplant Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is hereby established to fulfill the following duties: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To create, compile, maintain, and modify as necessary the Virginia Donor Registry established in § 32.1-292.2<\/a> in accordance with the regulations of the Board<\/span> of Health and the administration of the Department<\/span> of Health; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To conduct public education and information services relating to organ, tissue, and eye donation in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To coordinate organ, tissue, and eye donation activities in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To provide a forum for discussion among its members of any issues<\/span> of which it may be apprised that could impact the effectiveness of its activities and the relationship between the public and its members; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To advise the Board<\/span> and Department<\/span> of Health concerning organ, tissue, and eye donation activities, procurement, and transplantation efforts in Virginia.\n\t\t\t\tThe Council shall establish such bylaws as may be necessary for its operation, consistent with state and federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The membership of the Council shall consist of the following organizations, each of whom shall have one vote: INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, LifeNet Health, Lion’s Medical Eye Bank and Research Center of Eastern Virginia, Mountain Regional Donor Services, Old Dominion Eye Foundation, Inc., Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, University of Virginia Health System, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Washington Regional Transplant Community, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, and any successor organization thereof that remains directly involved in activities related to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation in Virginia, and one representative of donor families and one representative of transplant recipients. The Council shall elect, from among its membership, such officers as its bylaws require to serve for the terms established in such bylaws.\n\t\t\tThe Council shall also elect the representatives of donor families and transplant recipients who shall serve for terms established in the bylaws. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In order<\/span> to provide flexibility and coordination and to prevent duplication of efforts, the Council may agree to extend nonvoting, associate membership on the Council to representatives of other organizations, agencies, or experts, public or private, who (i) are directly involved in or (ii) provide education or information on organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation. Such membership (a) shall be extended to the Virginia Departments<\/span> of Education, Health, Health Professions, and Motor Vehicles, and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association; (b) may include at least one representative of the faith community and one representative of local public schools; and (c) may be extended to other organizations, agencies, or experts as the Council deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> In addition to the duties assigned in subsection A, the Council (i) shall inform the Board<\/span> regarding the Council’s activities; (ii) shall conduct and coordinate professional education and informational activities as they relate to organ, tissue, and eye donation, procurement, and transplantation efforts; and (iii) as appropriate, may conduct its activities in coordination with other organizations whose goals are related to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation. To achieve its purposes efficiently and effectively, the Council may conduct its activities in partnership with its member organizations or may contract<\/span> for services with appropriate parties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Council, or the Board<\/span> on behalf of the Council, may apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable the Council to further its purposes and carry out its duties, and the Council may comply with such conditions and requirements as may be imposed on it in connection therewith.\n\t\t\tThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller as a revolving fund and shall consist of such gifts, grants, or donations as may be received pursuant to this subsection and any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly to support the Council’s education and information programs. Moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such funds shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Council shall administer funds made available to it from the Fund and shall disburse such funds in accordance with the purposes of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The Council may employ such employees, permanent and temporary, as it may deem necessary for the proper performance of its duties and shall determine their qualifications and duties. Employees of the Council shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Council and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.). Actual expenses incurred by the members of the Council in the performance of their duties and actual costs of hiring and compensating employees of the Council shall be paid from the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> In addition to such other reports as may be required by the Commissioner<\/span> or the Board<\/span>, on or before September 30 of each year, the Council shall submit a report on its activities, programs, and funding in the previous fiscal year to the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTHE VIRGINIA TRANSPLANT COUNCIL (\u00a7 32.1-297.1)\n\nA. The Virginia Transplant Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) is\nhereby established to fulfill the following duties:\n\n 1. To create, compile, maintain, and modify as necessary the Virginia Donor\n Registry established in § 32.1-292.2 in accordance with the regulations\n of the Board of Health and the administration of the Department of Health;\n\n 2. To conduct public education and information services relating to organ,\n tissue, and eye donation in the Commonwealth;\n\n 3. To coordinate organ, tissue, and eye donation activities in the\n Commonwealth;\n\n 4. To provide a forum for discussion among its members of any issues of which\n it may be apprised that could impact the effectiveness of its activities and\n the relationship between the public and its members; and\n\n 5. To advise the Board and Department of Health concerning organ, tissue, and\n eye donation activities, procurement, and transplantation efforts in Virginia.\n \t\t\t\tThe Council shall establish such bylaws as may be necessary for its\n operation, consistent with state and federal law.\n\nB. The membership of the Council shall consist of the following organizations,\neach of whom shall have one vote: INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Henrico Doctors’\nHospital, LifeNet Health, Lion’s Medical Eye Bank and Research Center of\nEastern Virginia, Mountain Regional Donor Services, Old Dominion Eye Foundation,\nInc., Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, University of Virginia Health System,\nVirginia Commonwealth University Health System, Washington Regional Transplant\nCommunity, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, and any\nsuccessor organization thereof that remains directly involved in activities\nrelated to organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation in\nVirginia, and one representative of donor families and one representative of\ntransplant recipients. The Council shall elect, from among its membership, such\nofficers as its bylaws require to serve for the terms established in such\nbylaws.\n\t\t\tThe Council shall also elect the representatives of donor families and\ntransplant recipients who shall serve for terms established in the bylaws.\n\nC. In order to provide flexibility and coordination and to prevent duplication\nof efforts, the Council may agree to extend nonvoting, associate membership on\nthe Council to representatives of other organizations, agencies, or experts,\npublic or private, who (i) are directly involved in or (ii) provide education or\ninformation on organ, tissue, or eye donation, procurement, or transplantation.\nSuch membership (a) shall be extended to the Virginia Departments of Education,\nHealth, Health Professions, and Motor Vehicles, and the Virginia Hospital and\nHealthcare Association; (b) may include at least one representative of the faith\ncommunity and one representative of local public schools; and (c) may be\nextended to other organizations, agencies, or experts as the Council deems\nappropriate.\n\nD. In addition to the duties assigned in subsection A, the Council (i) shall\ninform the Board regarding the Council’s activities; (ii) shall conduct\nand coordinate professional education and informational activities as they\nrelate to organ, tissue, and eye donation, procurement, and transplantation\nefforts; and (iii) as appropriate, may conduct its activities in coordination\nwith other organizations whose goals are related to organ, tissue, or eye\ndonation, procurement, or transplantation. To achieve its purposes efficiently\nand effectively, the Council may conduct its activities in partnership with its\nmember organizations or may contract for services with appropriate parties.\n\nE. The Council, or the Board on behalf of the Council, may apply for, accept,\nand expend gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources to enable\nthe Council to further its purposes and carry out its duties, and the Council\nmay comply with such conditions and requirements as may be imposed on it in\nconnection therewith.\n\t\t\tThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund (the Fund).\nThe Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller as a revolving\nfund and shall consist of such gifts, grants, or donations as may be received\npursuant to this subsection and any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly\nto support the Council’s education and information programs. Moneys\nremaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the\ngeneral fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such funds shall\nremain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Council shall administer funds\nmade available to it from the Fund and shall disburse such funds in accordance\nwith the purposes of this article.\n\nF. The Council may employ such employees, permanent and temporary, as it may\ndeem necessary for the proper performance of its duties and shall determine\ntheir qualifications and duties. Employees of the Council shall be compensated\nin the manner provided by the Council and shall not be subject to the provisions\nof the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.). Actual expenses\nincurred by the members of the Council in the performance of their duties and\nactual costs of hiring and compensating employees of the Council shall be paid\nfrom the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund.\n\nG. In addition to such other reports as may be required by the Commissioner or\nthe Board, on or before September 30 of each year, the Council shall submit a\nreport on its activities, programs, and funding in the previous fiscal year to\nthe Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 412; 1990, c. 336; 1991, c. 37; 1997, c. 799; 2002, c. 467;\n2006, c. 166; 2009, c. 834; 2012, c. 692; 2022, c. 72.","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}}