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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 87 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 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 1999, chapter 764<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":210205,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54361,"identifier":"37.2-711","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-711","url":"\/37.2-711\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-711\/","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-711","dublin_core":{"Title":"Exchange of information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-711","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> and state<\/span> facilities may exchange specific information about individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received services with community services boards<\/span> or behavioral health authorities to monitor the delivery, outcome, and effectiveness of services; however, no publicly available report or information produced or generated by them shall reveal the identity of any individual<\/span> who is receiving or who has received services. Publicly available information shall be designed to prevent persons from being able to gain access to combinations of characteristic data elements about individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received services that reasonably could be expected to reveal the identity of any individual<\/span>. In order<\/span> to collect unduplicated information, the Department<\/span>, subject to all regulations adopted by the Board<\/span> or by agencies of the United States<\/span> government that govern confidentiality of information about individuals<\/span> who are receiving or who have received services, may require that the individuals<\/span> disclose or furnish their social security numbers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXCHANGE OF INFORMATION (\u00a7 37.2-711)\n\nThe Department and state facilities may exchange specific information about\nindividuals who are receiving or who have received services with community\nservices boards or behavioral health authorities to monitor the delivery,\noutcome, and effectiveness of services; however, no publicly available report or\ninformation produced or generated by them shall reveal the identity of any\nindividual who is receiving or who has received services. Publicly available\ninformation shall be designed to prevent persons from being able to gain access\nto combinations of characteristic data elements about individuals who are\nreceiving or who have received services that reasonably could be expected to\nreveal the identity of any individual. In order to collect unduplicated\ninformation, the Department, subject to all regulations adopted by the Board or\nby agencies of the United States government that govern confidentiality of\ninformation about individuals who are receiving or who have received services,\nmay require that the individuals disclose or furnish their social security\nnumbers.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 87, \u00a7 37.1-98.2; 1999, c. 764; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476,\n507.","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}}