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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0363\">363<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1469039,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368377,"identifier":"54.1-2912.4","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2912.4","url":"\/54.1-2912.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2912.4\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/2\/54.1-2912.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board to post autism information","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2912.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Medicine shall post information about autism spectrum disorder developed by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> together with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and other stakeholders, including information about diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adults and children, the role of health care providers in identifying and diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in adults and children, services available to adults and children with autism spectrum disorder in the Commonwealth, processes and procedures for linking adults and children with autism spectrum disorder with state and local services for individuals with autism, and other sources of information on topics related to the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in adults and children on a website maintained by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, and shall notify licensees regarding the availability of such information.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD TO POST AUTISM INFORMATION (\u00a7 54.1-2912.4)\n\nThe Board of Medicine shall post information about autism spectrum disorder\ndeveloped by the Board together with the Department of Behavioral Health and\nDevelopmental Services and other stakeholders, including information about\ndiagnosis of autism spectrum disorder in adults and children, the role of health\ncare providers in identifying and diagnosing autism spectrum disorder in adults\nand children, services available to adults and children with autism spectrum\ndisorder in the Commonwealth, processes and procedures for linking adults and\nchildren with autism spectrum disorder with state and local services for\nindividuals with autism, and other sources of information on topics related to\nthe identification, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in\nadults and children on a website maintained by the Board, and shall notify\nlicensees regarding the availability of such information.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 363.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}