HOUSE BILL NO. 806 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions on January 15, 2008) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Englin) A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-37 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reporting of infectious diseases.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 32.1-37 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 32.1-37. Reports by persons other than physicians.

A. The person in charge of any medical care facility, school or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1 shall immediately make or cause to be made a report of a disease required by the Board to be reported when such information is available to that person and that person has reason to believe that no physician has reported such disease as provided in § 32.1-36. Such report shall be made by telephone or in person to the local health director or to the Commissioneraccording to the provisions of the Board.

B. The person in charge of any medical care facility,residential facility or service licensed or operated by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, day or residential program for children or adults licensed by the Department of Social Services, school or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1 may also voluntarily report additional information at the request of the Department of Health for special surveillance or other epidemiological studiesshall immediately make or cause to be made a report of an outbreak of disease as defined by the Board. Such report shall be made by rapid means to the local health director or to the Commissioner.

C. The person in charge of any medical care facility, residential facility or service licensed or operated by the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, day or residential program for children or adults licensed by the Department of Social Services, school, or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1 may also voluntarily report additional information, including individual cases of communicable diseases, at the request of the Department of Health for special surveillance or other epidemiological studies.

HOUSE BILL NO. 806 Offered January 9, 2008 Prefiled January 8, 2008 A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-37 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reporting of infectious diseases. ---------- Patron-- Englin ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 32.1-37 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 32.1-37. Reports by persons other than physicians.

A. The person in charge of any medical care facility, residential facility or group home licensed by either the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Social Services, school, or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1 shall immediately make or cause to be made a report of a disease required by the Board to be reported when such information is available to that person and that person has reason to believe that no physician has reported such disease as provided in § 32.1-36. Such report shall be made by telephone or in person to the local health director orand to the Commissioner.

B. The person in charge of any medical care facility, residential facility or group home licensed by either the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Social Services, school, or summer camp as defined in § 35.1-1 may also voluntarily report additional information at the request of the Department of Health for special surveillance or other epidemiological studies.