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The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to allow any isolated or quarantined person<\/span> to choose his own treatment, whenever practicable and in the best interest of the health and safety of the isolated or quarantined person<\/span> and the public; however, the conditions of any order<\/span> of isolation issued pursuant to Article 3.01 (\u00a7 32.1-48.01<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter involving a communicable disease of public health significance and any order<\/span> of quarantine or order<\/span> of isolation involving any communicable disease of public health threat pursuant to Article 3.02 (\u00a7 32.1-48.05<\/a> et seq.) of this chapter shall remain in effect until the person<\/span> or persons<\/span> subject to such order<\/span> of quarantine or order<\/span> of isolation shall no longer constitute a threat to other persons<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISOLATED OR QUARANTINED PERSONS (\u00a7 32.1-44)\n\nThe provisions of this chapter shall be construed to allow any isolated or\nquarantined person to choose his own treatment, whenever practicable and in the\nbest interest of the health and safety of the isolated or quarantined person and\nthe public; however, the conditions of any order of isolation issued pursuant to\nArticle 3.01 (\u00a7 32.1-48.01 et seq.) of this chapter involving a communicable\ndisease of public health significance and any order of quarantine or order of\nisolation involving any communicable disease of public health threat pursuant to\nArticle 3.02 (\u00a7 32.1-48.05 et seq.) of this chapter shall remain in effect\nuntil the person or persons subject to such order of quarantine or order of\nisolation shall no longer constitute a threat to other persons.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-13; 1979, c. 711; 1990, c. 958; 2004, cc. 773, 1021.","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}}