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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 582<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 802<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":202253,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71821,"identifier":"32.1-69.1:1","token":"32.1\/2\/8.1\/32.1-69.1_1","url":"\/32.1-69.1_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-69.1_1\/","token":"32.1\/2\/8.1\/32.1-69.1_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dissemination of information regarding birth defects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-69.1:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall develop a publication concerning the role of folic acid in the prevention of birth defects for distribution to physicians, hospitals and other medical facilities, and local health departments<\/span> for use with patients. The publication shall be distributed by the Virginia Department<\/span> of Health to the offices of the clerks of the circuit<\/span> courts<\/span> and made available to applicants for marriage licenses.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING BIRTH DEFECTS (\u00a7 32.1-69.1:1)\n\nThe Commissioner shall develop a publication concerning the role of folic acid\nin the prevention of birth defects for distribution to physicians, hospitals and\nother medical facilities, and local health departments for use with patients.\nThe publication shall be distributed by the Virginia Department of Health to the\noffices of the clerks of the circuit courts and made available to applicants for\nmarriage licenses.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 582; 2012, c. 802.","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}}