                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED INFORMATION (§ 54.1-2506.1)

A. The Department is authorized to require individuals applying for initial
licensure, certification, or registration, and individuals who are licensed,
certified, or registered by a health regulatory board to provide information in
addition to that which is required to determine the individual&#8217;s
qualifications. Such additional information shall include identification of the
individual&#8217;s self-designated specialties and subspecialties; credentials
and certifications issued by professional associations, institutions and boards;
and locations of each practice site, number of hours spent practicing at each
practice site location, and demographic information. The Department, in
consultation with the health regulatory boards, may establish criteria to
identify additional data elements deemed necessary for workforce and health
planning purposes. Such information shall be collected and maintained by the
Department for workforce and health planning purposes in cooperation with
agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth and shall be released by the
Department only in the aggregate without reference to any person&#8217;s name or
other individual identifiers; however, the Department may release any
information that identifies specific individuals for the purpose of determining
shortage designations and to qualified personnel if pertinent to an
investigation, research, or study, provided a written agreement between such
qualified personnel and the Department, which ensures that any person to whom
such identities are divulged shall preserve the confidentiality of those
identities, is executed. Prior to collecting any information described in this
section from individuals, the Department shall first attempt to obtain from
other sources information sufficient for workforce planning purposes.

B. For the purpose of expediting the dissemination of public health information,
including notice about a public health emergency, the Department is authorized
to require certain licensed, certified or registered persons to report any email
address, telephone number and facsimile number that may be used to contact such
person in the event of a public health emergency or to provide information
related to serving during a public health emergency. In the event of an animal
health emergency, the Department shall provide to the State Veterinarian the
email addresses, telephone numbers and facsimile numbers that may be used to
contact licensed veterinarians.
			Such email addresses, telephone numbers and facsimile numbers shall not be
published, released or made available for any other purpose by the Department,
the Department of Health, or the State Veterinarian.
			The Director, in consultation with the Department of Health and the
Department of Emergency Management, shall adopt regulations that identify those
licensed, certified or registered persons to which the requirement to report
shall apply and the procedures for reporting.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 853; 1997, c. 806; 2003, c. 602; 2005, c. 55; 2009, c. 382.