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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82010</law_id><section_number>32.1-133.1</section_number><catch_line>Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any health care facility (i) licensed as a <span class="dictionary">hospital</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Establishment or operation of hospitals and nursing homes prohibited without license or certification; licenses not transferable" href="/32.1-125/">32.1-125</a> that includes an emergency <span class="dictionary">department</span> or that is a dedicated emergency <span class="dictionary">department</span> as defined in 42 C.F.R. &#xA7;&#xA0;489.24(b), (ii) operating as a clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (iii) licensed as an abortion facility pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="(Effective January 1, 2026) Regulations" href="/32.1-127/">32.1-127</a>, or (iv) in which the majority of patients are seen without appointments shall post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report <span class="dictionary">crimes</span> or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shall be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public such as the admitting area or public or patient restrooms of such facility. Such notice shall meet the requirements specified in subsection C of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty" href="/40.1-11.3/">40.1-11.3</a>. The <span class="dictionary">State Board</span> shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section.</p></section></text><history>2018, c. 571.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
