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Such information shall include (i) the name of the reporting entity at which an outbreak of such communicable disease of public health threat has been reported; (ii) the number of confirmed cases of such communicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity; and (iii) the number of deaths resulting from such communicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":244015,"text":"As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Reporting entity” means a medical care facility, residential or day program, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the Commonwealth, school, or summer camp required to report an outbreak of a communicable disease pursuant to § 32.1-37.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":244016,"text":"Upon declaration of an emergency by the Governor pursuant to § 44-146.17 in response to a communicable disease of public health threat, the Department shall make information regarding outbreaks of such communicable disease of public health threat reported pursuant to § 32.1-37 available to the public on a website maintained by the Department, provided the release of such information does not violate the provisions of § 32.1-41. 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A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Reporting entity<\/span>” means a medical care facility<\/span>, residential or day program, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the Commonwealth, school, or summer camp required to report an outbreak of a communicable disease pursuant to § 32.1-37<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon declaration of an emergency by the Governor pursuant to § 44-146.17<\/a> in response to a communicable disease of public health threat, the Department<\/span> shall make information regarding outbreaks of such communicable disease of public health threat reported pursuant to § 32.1-37<\/a> available to the public on a website maintained by the Department<\/span>, provided the release of such information does not violate the provisions of § 32.1-41<\/a>. Such information shall include (i) the name of the reporting entity<\/span> at which an outbreak of such communicable disease of public health threat has been reported; (ii) the number of confirmed cases of such communicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity<\/span>; and (iii) the number of deaths resulting from such communicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOSTING OF INFORMATION ABOUT CASES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OF PUBLIC HEALTH\nTHREAT (\u00a7 32.1-37.01)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Reporting entity” means a medical care facility, residential or\nday program, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the\nCommonwealth, school, or summer camp required to report an outbreak of a\ncommunicable disease pursuant to § 32.1-37.\n\nB. Upon declaration of an emergency by the Governor pursuant to § 44-146.17\nin response to a communicable disease of public health threat, the Department\nshall make information regarding outbreaks of such communicable disease of\npublic health threat reported pursuant to § 32.1-37 available to the public\non a website maintained by the Department, provided the release of such\ninformation does not violate the provisions of § 32.1-41. Such information\nshall include (i) the name of the reporting entity at which an outbreak of such\ncommunicable disease of public health threat has been reported; (ii) the number\nof confirmed cases of such communicable disease of public health threat reported\nby such reporting entity; and (iii) the number of deaths resulting from such\ncommunicable disease of public health threat reported by such reporting entity.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 12, 24.","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}}