                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

HEALTH SERVICES FOR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM HEMOPHILIA AND RELATED DISEASES (§
32.1-89)

A. The State Board of Health shall establish a program for the care and
treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia and other related bleeding
diseases who are unable to pay for the entire cost of such services on a
continuing basis despite the existence of various types of hospital and medical
insurance. The program may include (i) payments on behalf of such persons for
obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, for necessary medical,
surgical, dental, hospital and outpatient clinic services and for
rehabilitation; (ii) the establishment of, or contracts for, hospital and clinic
facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of such persons; (iii) participation
in the cost of blood processing to the extent that such participation will
facilitate the supplying of blood, blood derivatives and concentrates and other
efficacious agents to such persons; and (iv) development of, or participation in
the cost of developing, programs for the care and treatment of such persons,
including self-administration, prevention and home care and medical and dental
procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum control over bleeding
episodes typical in such persons.

B. The State Board of Health may provide home and clinic health services for
persons suffering from hemophilia or other related bleeding diseases who are not
eligible under subsection A. The State Board of Health may provide such services
through cooperative agreements with medical facilities or other appropriate
means. Charges for persons receiving care or treatment under this subsection
shall be determined by the State Board of Health. Funds received in payment for
such services are hereby appropriated to the State Board of Health for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.

C. The State Board of Health shall provide for the development, implementation,
and sustainability of a process for the receipt and consideration of advice and
policy recommendations at least annually from, and on behalf of, persons
suffering from hemophilia and other related bleeding diseases, for the purpose
of informing programs and services established under this section.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-8.6; 1976, c. 296; 1979, c. 711; 1985, c. 448; 2002,
c. 696; 2012, cc. 803, 835.