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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 273 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. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 2006, chapters 699<\/a> and 906<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 661<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77153,"section_number":"32.1-69.1","catch_line":"Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-69.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67537,"identifier":"32.1-69.2","token":"32.1\/2\/8.1\/32.1-69.2","url":"\/32.1-69.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-69.2\/","token":"32.1\/2\/8.1\/32.1-69.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidentiality of records; publication; authority of Commissioner to contact parents and physicians","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-69.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> and all other persons<\/span> to whom data is submitted pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-69.1<\/a> shall keep such information confidential. For the purpose of only complying with the provisions of \u00a7 32.1-69.1<\/a>, hospitals required to report stillbirths, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-69.1<\/a>, and birth defects to the Virginia Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System and provide patient follow-up may view personally identifiable information in the system as approved by the Commissioner<\/span> and upon receipt by the Commissioner<\/span> of sworn affirmation from each such person<\/span> that the confidentiality of the information will be preserved. No publication of information shall be made except in the form of statistical or other studies which do not identify individuals. However, the Commissioner<\/span> may contact the parents of children identified as having birth defects and their physicians to collect relevant data and to provide them with information about available public and private health care resources.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS; PUBLICATION; AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER TO CONTACT\nPARENTS AND PHYSICIANS (\u00a7 32.1-69.2)\n\nThe Commissioner and all other persons to whom data is submitted pursuant to \u00a7\n32.1-69.1 shall keep such information confidential. For the purpose of only\ncomplying with the provisions of \u00a7 32.1-69.1, hospitals required to report\nstillbirths, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-69.1, and birth defects to the Virginia\nCongenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System and provide patient\nfollow-up may view personally identifiable information in the system as approved\nby the Commissioner and upon receipt by the Commissioner of sworn affirmation\nfrom each such person that the confidentiality of the information will be\npreserved. No publication of information shall be made except in the form of\nstatistical or other studies which do not identify individuals. However, the\nCommissioner may contact the parents of children identified as having birth\ndefects and their physicians to collect relevant data and to provide them with\ninformation about available public and private health care resources.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 273; 2006, cc. 699, 906; 2015, c. 661.","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}}