Disease Control Measures

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Disease Control Measures.” It is part of Chapter 2 “Disease Prevention and Control”, which is part of Title 32.1 “Health”. It contains 19 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 19 sections.

§ 32.1-42	Emergency rules and regulations
§ 32.1-42.1	Administration and dispensing of necessary drugs, devices and vaccines during a declared disaster or emergency
§ 32.1-42.2	Declared emergency; priority for personal protective equipment and immunization; funeral service licensees and funeral service establishment employees
§ 32.1-43	Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc
§ 32.1-44	Isolated or quarantined persons
§ 32.1-45	Expense of treatment
§ 32.1-45.1	Deemed consent to testing and release of test results related to infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C viruses
§ 32.1-45.2	Public safety employees; testing for blood-borne pathogens; procedure available for certain citizens; definitions
§ 32.1-45.3	Repealed
§ 32.1-45.4	Comprehensive harm reduction programs
§ 32.1-46	Immunization of patients against certain diseases
§ 32.1-46.01	Virginia Immunization Information System
§ 32.1-46.02	Administration of influenza vaccine to minors
§ 32.1-46.1	Board to establish protocol for identification of children with elevated blood-lead levels
§ 32.1-46.2	Certain testing or determination of low risk for elevated blood-lead levels required
§ 32.1-47	Exclusion from school of children not immunized
§ 32.1-47.1	Vaccination of children; plan enhancements
§ 32.1-48	Powers of Commissioner in epidemic
§ 32.1-48.001	(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 472, cl. 2) Real-time information sharing for emergency medical services agencies