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HB 1483 Communicable diseases of public health threat; procedure for quarantine and isolation.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Communicable diseases of public health threat; quarantine and isolation. Sets out a procedure for the State Health Commissioner to issue orders of quarantine when a person or persons or an affected area in Virginia have been known to be exposed to or infected with or may reasonably be suspected to be exposed to or infected with a communicable disease of public health threat. The bill also sets out a procedure for the State Health Commissioner to prepare orders of isolation when he determines that a person or persons or an affected area have been infected or reasonably may be suspected to be infected with a communicable disease of public health threat and that exceptional circumstances exist rendering the isolation procedures that apply to communicable diseases of public health significance insufficient control measures to contain the communicable disease of public health threat. Amendments are provided to exempt the State Health Commissioner's records of findings for an order of quarantine or order of isolation from the Freedom of Information Act, to authorize disclosure of patient's health records to the State Health Commissioner or his designee, to coordinate any quarantine or isolation of an affected area with a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor and to make certain cross-related sections consistent. The Board of Health is required to promulgate emergency regulations to implement this provision. An enactment clause states there is an emergency, thus rendering the bill effective upon passing. Technical amendments to list definitions in alphabetical order and correct archaic syntax are also included.


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