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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1979, chapter 711; in 2002, chapters 100<\/a> and 768<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78807,"section_number":"18.2-61.1","catch_line":"Testing of certain persons for sexually transmitted infections","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-61.1\/"},{"id":69625,"section_number":"2.2-4002","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4002\/"},{"id":80851,"section_number":"22.1-271.3","catch_line":"Guidelines for school attendance for children infected with human immunodeficiency virus; school personnel training required; notification of school personnel in certain cases","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-271.3\/"},{"id":84892,"section_number":"32.1-127.1:04","catch_line":"Use or disclosure of certain protected health information required","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127.1_04\/"},{"id":61766,"section_number":"32.1-39","catch_line":"Surveillance and investigation","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-39\/"},{"id":76165,"section_number":"32.1-42","catch_line":"Emergency rules and regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-42\/"},{"id":75437,"section_number":"32.1-49","catch_line":"Tuberculosis required to be reported","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-49\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55402,"section_number":"32.1-239","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-239\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201747,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74231,"identifier":"32.1-35","token":"32.1\/2\/1\/32.1-35","url":"\/32.1-35\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-35\/","token":"32.1\/2\/1\/32.1-35","dublin_core":{"Title":"List and reports of diseases and dangerous microbes and pathogens","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-35","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall promulgate from time to time a list of diseases, including diseases caused by exposure to any toxic substance as defined in \u00a7 32.1-239<\/a> and including diseases that may be caused by exposure to an agent or substance that has the potential for use as a weapon, that shall be required to be reported. The Board<\/span> shall also promulgate from time to time a list of dangerous microbes and pathogens that shall be required to be reported by laboratories. The Board<\/span> may classify such diseases, microbes and pathogens and prescribe the manner and time of such reporting.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIST AND REPORTS OF DISEASES AND DANGEROUS MICROBES AND PATHOGENS (\u00a7 32.1-35)\n\nThe Board shall promulgate from time to time a list of diseases, including\ndiseases caused by exposure to any toxic substance as defined in \u00a7 32.1-239 and\nincluding diseases that may be caused by exposure to an agent or substance that\nhas the potential for use as a weapon, that shall be required to be reported.\nThe Board shall also promulgate from time to time a list of dangerous microbes\nand pathogens that shall be required to be reported by laboratories. The Board\nmay classify such diseases, microbes and pathogens and prescribe the manner and\ntime of such reporting.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-16; 1979, c. 711; 2002, cc. 100, 768.","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}}