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A.<\/span> Using such funds as may be appropriated therefor, the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee may perform on-site data collection of the records of patients having malignant tumors or cancers at those consenting hospitals, clinics, independent pathology laboratories and physician offices required to report information of such patients pursuant to the reporting requirements of § 32.1-70<\/a>, in order<\/span> to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the statewide cancer registry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The selection criteria for determining which consenting hospitals, clinics, independent pathology laboratories and physician offices may be subject to on-site data collection under the provisions of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to: (i) expected annual number of cancer case reports, (ii) historical completeness and accuracy of reporting rates, and (iii) whether the facility maintains its own cancer registry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Health shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOLLECTION OF CANCER CASE INFORMATION BY THE COMMISSIONER (\u00a7 32.1-70.2)\n\nA. Using such funds as may be appropriated therefor, the Commissioner or his\ndesignee may perform on-site data collection of the records of patients having\nmalignant tumors or cancers at those consenting hospitals, clinics, independent\npathology laboratories and physician offices required to report information of\nsuch patients pursuant to the reporting requirements of § 32.1-70, in order\nto ensure the completeness and accuracy of the statewide cancer registry.\n\nB. The selection criteria for determining which consenting hospitals, clinics,\nindependent pathology laboratories and physician offices may be subject to\non-site data collection under the provisions of this section shall include, but\nshall not be limited to: (i) expected annual number of cancer case reports, (ii)\nhistorical completeness and accuracy of reporting rates, and (iii) whether the\nfacility maintains its own cancer registry.\n\nC. The Board of Health shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the\nprovisions of this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 74, 139.","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}}