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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1997, chapter 271<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 367<\/a> and 412<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67340,"section_number":"32.1-37.01","catch_line":"Posting of information about cases of communicable disease of public health threat","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-37.01\/"},{"id":61873,"section_number":"32.1-59","catch_line":"Examination and treatment in certain institutions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-59\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60320,"section_number":"32.1-36","catch_line":"Reports by physicians and laboratory directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-36\/"},{"id":61152,"section_number":"35.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201763,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70790,"identifier":"32.1-37","token":"32.1\/2\/1\/32.1-37","url":"\/32.1-37\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-37\/","token":"32.1\/2\/1\/32.1-37","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports by persons other than physicians","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-37","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The person<\/span> in charge of any medical care facility<\/span> shall immediately make or cause to be made a report of a disease required by the Board<\/span> to be reported when such information is available to that person<\/span> and that person<\/span> has reason to believe that no physician has reported such disease as provided in § 32.1-36<\/a>. Such report shall be made to the local health director according to the provisions of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The person<\/span> in charge of any residential or day program, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the Commonwealth, school or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1<\/a> shall immediately make or cause to be made a report of an outbreak of disease as defined by the Board<\/span>. Such report shall be made by rapid means to the local health director or to the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The person<\/span> in charge of any medical care facility<\/span>, residential or day program, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the Commonwealth, school, or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1<\/a> may also voluntarily report additional information, including individual cases of communicable diseases, at the request of the Department<\/span> of Health for special surveillance or other epidemiological studies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS BY PERSONS OTHER THAN PHYSICIANS (\u00a7 32.1-37)\n\nA. The person in charge of any medical care facility shall immediately make or\ncause to be made a report of a disease required by the Board to be reported when\nsuch information is available to that person and that person has reason to\nbelieve that no physician has reported such disease as provided in §\n32.1-36. Such report shall be made to the local health director according to the\nprovisions of the Board.\n\nB. The person in charge of any residential or day program, service or facility\nlicensed or operated by any agency of the Commonwealth, school or summer camp as\ndefined in § 35.1-1 shall immediately make or cause to be made a report of\nan outbreak of disease as defined by the Board. Such report shall be made by\nrapid means to the local health director or to the Commissioner.\n\nC. The person in charge of any medical care facility, residential or day\nprogram, service or facility licensed or operated by any agency of the\nCommonwealth, school, or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1 may also\nvoluntarily report additional information, including individual cases of\ncommunicable diseases, at the request of the Department of Health for special\nsurveillance or other epidemiological studies.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-49; 1979, c. 711; 1997, c. 271; 2008, cc. 367, 412.","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}}