                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATEWIDE POISON CONTROL SYSTEM ESTABLISHED (§ 32.1-111.15)

From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose and from such gifts,
donations, grants, bequests, and other funds as may be received, the Board shall
establish a statewide poison control system. The funding mechanism for the
system and its services shall be as provided in the appropriation act.
		The Board shall establish poison control centers that meet national
certification standards promulgated by the American Association of Poison
Control Centers. If such national certification standards are eliminated, the
Board shall establish minimum standards for the designation and operation of
these poison control centers. The poison control centers established by the
Board shall report to the Board by October 1 of each year regarding program
operations; expenditures; revenues, including in-kind contributions; financial
status; future needs; and summaries of human poison exposure cases for the most
recent calendar year.
		The statewide system shall provide, at a minimum, (i) consultation, by free,
24-hour emergency telephone or other means of communication, to the public and
to health care providers regarding the ingestion or application of substances,
including determinations of emergency treatment, coordination of referrals to
emergency treatment facilities, and provision of appropriate information to the
staffs of such facilities; (ii) prevention education and information about
poison control services; (iii) training for health care providers in toxicology
and medical management of poison exposure cases; and (iv) poison control
surveillance through the collection and analysis of data from reported poison
exposures to identify poisoning hazards, prevent poisonings, and improve
treatment of poisoned patients.

HISTORY: 1996, c. 899; 2015, cc. 502, 503.