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2003 SESSION
SB 1303 Diseases; reported to the Board of Health;sepsis, septicemia-diseases.
Introduced by: Yvonne B. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Diseases to be reported to the Board of Health; sepsis and septicemia-related diseases. Requires the Board of Health to include in its list of reportable diseases, sepsis and septicemia-related diseases. In recent years, the incidence of sepsis appears to have increased; however, reliable statistics on this disease may not be readily available. Sepsis is a pathologic condition that results from the presence of microorganisms or their byproducts in the bloodstream. Severe sepsis is commonly known to the layperson as "blood poisoning" and to medical personnel as bacteriemia and septicemia and related diseases, including multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Physicians and laboratories are required to report the Board's listed diseases. This system of disease reporting is well developed and of long standing in Virginia. Various technical amendments are made to several related statutes to ensure the reporting of the frequently severe illnesses caused by sepsis and septicemia-related diseases and to provide immunity from liability for the reporting of sepsis and septicemia-related diseases and from liability for failure to identify these illnesses when exercising judgement consistent with the competence of a reasonable person practicing the same profession.
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HISTORY
- 01/17/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 034608480
- 01/17/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/23/03 Senate: Left in Education and Health