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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 1991, chapter 319; in 2000, chapters 74<\/a> and 139<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69009,"section_number":"32.1-71.01","catch_line":"Penalties for unauthorized use of statewide cancer registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-71.01\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61734,"section_number":"32.1-41","catch_line":"Anonymity of patients and practitioners to be preserved in use of medical records","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-41\/"},{"id":68428,"section_number":"32.1-70","catch_line":"Information from hospitals, clinics, certain laboratories and physicians supplied to Commissioner; statewide cancer registry","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-70\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70214,"identifier":"32.1-71","token":"32.1\/2\/9\/32.1-71","url":"\/32.1-71\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-71\/","token":"32.1\/2\/9\/32.1-71","dublin_core":{"Title":"Confidential nature of information supplied; publication; reciprocal data-sharing agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-71","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> and all persons<\/span> to whom information is submitted in accordance with § 32.1-70<\/a> shall keep such information confidential. Except as authorized by the Commissioner<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of § 32.1-41<\/a>, no release of any such information shall be made except in the form of statistical or other studies which do not identify individual cases. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> may enter into reciprocal data-sharing agreements with other cancer registries for the exchange of information. Upon the provision of satisfactory assurances for the preservation of the confidentiality of such information, patient-identifying information may be exchanged with other cancer registries which have entered into reciprocal data-sharing agreements with the Commissioner<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED; PUBLICATION; RECIPROCAL\nDATA-SHARING AGREEMENTS (\u00a7 32.1-71)\n\nA. The Commissioner and all persons to whom information is submitted in\naccordance with § 32.1-70 shall keep such information confidential. Except\nas authorized by the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of §\n32.1-41, no release of any such information shall be made except in the form of\nstatistical or other studies which do not identify individual cases.\n\nB. The Commissioner may enter into reciprocal data-sharing agreements with other\ncancer registries for the exchange of information. Upon the provision of\nsatisfactory assurances for the preservation of the confidentiality of such\ninformation, patient-identifying information may be exchanged with other cancer\nregistries which have entered into reciprocal data-sharing agreements with the\nCommissioner.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-389; 1950, p. 187; 1979, c. 711; 1991, c. 319; 2000,\ncc. 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}}