                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DUTIES PRESCRIBED BY BOARD (§ 32.1-19)

A. The Commissioner shall perform such duties as the Board may require, in
addition to the duties required by law.

B. The Commissioner shall, along with the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
work to combat childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect
school-age children.

C. The Commissioner shall ensure, in the licensure of health care facilities,
that quality of care, patient safety, and patient privacy are the overriding
goals of such licensure and related enforcement efforts.

D. The Commissioner shall coordinate the Department&#8217;s emergency
preparedness and response efforts.

E. The Commissioner shall ensure that prevention of disease and protection of
public health remain the Department&#8217;s overriding goals.

F. The Commissioner shall designate a senior staff member of the Department, who
shall be a licensed physician, to oversee minority health efforts of the
Department.

G. The Commissioner shall designate a senior official of the Department, who
shall be a licensed physician or an advanced practice registered nurse, to
coordinate all women&#8217;s health efforts in the Department including, but not
limited to, the &#8220;Every Woman&#8217;s Life Program,&#8221; and other
efforts to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer, cervical cancer, and other
diseases that primarily affect women.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-27; 1979, c. 711; 2007, cc. 43, 55, 320, 343, 793,
797; 2023, c. 183.