                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LYME DISEASE TEST RESULT INFORMATION (§ 32.1-137.06)

A. Every laboratory reporting the results of a test for Lyme disease ordered in
an office-based setting by a health care provider shall include a notice to be
provided together with such test results when such test results are reported to
the health care provider that states: PATIENTS UNDERGOING A LYME DISEASE TEST
SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LYME DISEASE TESTS VARY AND MAY PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE
INACCURATE. THIS MEANS A PATIENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON A POSITIVE OR
NEGATIVE RESULT. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS LYME DISEASE
TEST RESULTS WITH THE PATIENT FOR WHOM THE TEST WAS ORDERED.

B. A laboratory that complies with this section shall be immune from civil
liability absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.

HISTORY: 2019, c. 435.