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2018 SESSION
18106367DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-34.2 and by adding sections numbered 32.1-133.1 and 33.2-267.1 as follows:
§ 32.1-34.2. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required.
Each local department of health shall post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shall (i) be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public and (ii) meet the requirements specified in subsection C of § 40.1-11.3.
§ 32.1-133.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required; civil penalty.
Any health care facility (i) licensed as a hospital
pursuant to § 32.1-125 that includes an emergency department or that is a
dedicated emergency department as defined in 42 C.F.R § 489.24(b), (ii)
operating as a clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery
of health care services without charge, (iii) [ in which five
or more first trimester abortions are performed a month licensed
as an abortion facility pursuant to § 32.1-325 ] , or (iv)
in which the majority of patients are seen without appointments shall post
notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible
witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to
report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shall be
posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public such as the [ entrance,
] admitting area [ , ]
or public [ or patient ] restrooms of such
facility. Such notice shall meet the requirements specified in subsection C of
§ 40.1-11.3. The State Board shall promulgate regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this section.
§ 33.2-267.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required.
The Department shall post notice at all rest areas along Interstate System highways in the Commonwealth of the existence of a human trafficking hotline to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance. The notice required by this section shall (i) be posted in a place readily visible and accessible to the public and (ii) meet the requirements specified in subsection C of § 40.1-11.3.