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The patient’s health records shall be confidential. 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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 1962, chapter 66; in 1970, chapter 321; in 2004, chapter 163<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66206,"section_number":"32.1-116.1","catch_line":"Prehospital patient care reporting procedure; trauma registry; confidentiality","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-116.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":219791,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72858,"identifier":"40.1-8","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-8","url":"\/40.1-8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-8\/","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-8","dublin_core":{"Title":"Other officers to furnish information; protected health information under certain circumstances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-8","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All State, county, town and city officers shall furnish the Commissioner<\/span>, upon his request, such statistical or other information as may be in their possession<\/span> as such officers that will assist the Department<\/span> in the discharge of its duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the discharge of his duties to ensure compliance with federal law<\/span> and regulation relating to the health and safety of Virginia’s workforce and prevention of work-related injuries, disabilities, and deaths, each licensed emergency medical services agency shall release to the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee the prehospital patient care report required by § 32.1-116.1<\/a> when such records are requested for a patient who has suffered an injury, disability or death resulting from an accident or illness that occurred while engaged in his employment without obtaining consent or authorization for such disclosure from the person who is the subject of the records. The patient’s health records shall be confidential. The Commissioner<\/span> and any designee shall only redisclose such protected health information in compliance with the regulations concerning patient privacy promulgated by the federal Department<\/span> of Health and Human Services in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOTHER OFFICERS TO FURNISH INFORMATION; PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION UNDER\nCERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (\u00a7 40.1-8)\n\nA. All State, county, town and city officers shall furnish the Commissioner,\nupon his request, such statistical or other information as may be in their\npossession as such officers that will assist the Department in the discharge of\nits duties.\n\nB. In the discharge of his duties to ensure compliance with federal law and\nregulation relating to the health and safety of Virginia’s workforce and\nprevention of work-related injuries, disabilities, and deaths, each licensed\nemergency medical services agency shall release to the Commissioner or his\ndesignee the prehospital patient care report required by § 32.1-116.1 when\nsuch records are requested for a patient who has suffered an injury, disability\nor death resulting from an accident or illness that occurred while engaged in\nhis employment without obtaining consent or authorization for such disclosure\nfrom the person who is the subject of the records. The patient’s health\nrecords shall be confidential. The Commissioner and any designee shall only\nredisclose such protected health information in compliance with the regulations\nconcerning patient privacy promulgated by the federal Department of Health and\nHuman Services in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and\nAccountability Act of 1996, as amended.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-6; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321; 2004, c. 163.","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}}