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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79117</law_id><section_number>32.1-162.15:1.14</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Confidentiality of complainant&amp;#8217;s identity</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="7.2">Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center Licensing</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> conducts inspections or investigations in response to complaints received from the public, the identity of the complainant and the identity of any child who is the subject of the complaint, or identified therein, shall be confidential and shall not be open to inspection by members of the public. Identities of the complainant and child who is the subject of the complaint shall be revealed only if a <span class="dictionary">court order</span> so requires. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>, in its discretion, from disclosing to the <span class="dictionary">Center</span> the nature of the complaint or the identity of the child who is the subject of the complaint. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> or its employees from making reports under Chapter 15 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/63.2-1501/">63.2-1501</a> et seq.) or Article 2 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Protection of adults; definitions" href="/63.2-1603/">63.2-1603</a> et seq.) of Chapter 16 of Title 63.2. If the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> intends to rely, in whole or in part, on any statements made by the complainant at any administrative proceeding brought against the <span class="dictionary">Center</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> shall disclose the identity of the complainant to the <span class="dictionary">Center</span> a reasonable time in advance of such proceeding.</p></section></text><history>2025, c. 451.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
