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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 182<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59295,"section_number":"32.1-68","catch_line":"Commissioner to establish screening and treatment program; review by Board; program to include education and post-screening counseling; laboratory tests","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-68\/"}],"permalink":{"id":201897,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65672,"identifier":"32.1-73.21","token":"32.1\/2\/21\/32.1-73.21","url":"\/32.1-73.21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-73.21\/","token":"32.1\/2\/21\/32.1-73.21","dublin_core":{"Title":"Adult wellness screening for sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-73.21","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In order<\/span> to prevent disability or death, every adult resident of the Commonwealth may be offered screening tests for sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait, with an emphasis on individuals of reproductive age and individuals who are unaware of their sickle cell trait status.\n\t\tThe health care professional in charge of the adult’s annual health examination may cause such tests to be performed, and if performed, shall provide education and appropriate counseling regarding the test results.\n\t\tThe program for screening adults for sickle cell disease or the sickle cell trait may be conducted in addition to the programs provided for in Article 8 (\u00a7 32.1-68<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADULT WELLNESS SCREENING FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE OR THE SICKLE CELL TRAIT (\u00a7\n32.1-73.21)\n\nIn order to prevent disability or death, every adult resident of the\nCommonwealth may be offered screening tests for sickle cell disease or sickle\ncell trait, with an emphasis on individuals of reproductive age and individuals\nwho are unaware of their sickle cell trait status.\n\t\tThe health care professional in charge of the adult’s annual health\nexamination may cause such tests to be performed, and if performed, shall\nprovide education and appropriate counseling regarding the test results.\n\t\tThe program for screening adults for sickle cell disease or the sickle cell\ntrait may be conducted in addition to the programs provided for in Article 8 (\u00a7\n32.1-68 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 182.","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}}