                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

OTHER OFFICERS TO FURNISH INFORMATION; PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (§ 40.1-8)

A. All State, county, town and city officers shall furnish the Commissioner,
upon his request, such statistical or other information as may be in their
possession as such officers that will assist the Department in the discharge of
its duties.

B. In the discharge of his duties to ensure compliance with federal law and
regulation relating to the health and safety of Virginia&#8217;s workforce and
prevention of work-related injuries, disabilities, and deaths, each licensed
emergency medical services agency shall release to the Commissioner or his
designee the prehospital patient care report required by &#xA7; 32.1-116.1 when
such records are requested for a patient who has suffered an injury, disability
or death resulting from an accident or illness that occurred while engaged in
his employment without obtaining consent or authorization for such disclosure
from the person who is the subject of the records. The patient&#8217;s health
records shall be confidential. The Commissioner and any designee shall only
redisclose such protected health information in compliance with the regulations
concerning patient privacy promulgated by the federal Department of Health and
Human Services in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, as amended.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 40-6; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321; 2004, c. 163.