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Virginia Statutes, Title 32.1

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Title 32.1, Health

30 chapters · 793 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 32.1793 Ch 5, Regulation of Medical Care Facilitie…148 Ch 6, Environmental Health Services.133 Ch 2, Disease Prevention and Control.125 Ch 4, Health Care Planning.90 Ch 1, Administration Generally.58 Ch 8, Postmortem Examinations and Services.56 Ch 10, Department of Medical Assistance Ser…46 Ch 7, Vital Records.35 Ch 9, Regulation of Medical Assistance.18 Ch 14, Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth.13 Ch 7.2, Health Care Data Reporting.13 Ch 5.3, Commonwealth Health Research Board a…10 Ch 3, Medical Care Services.7 Ch 21, Virginia Health Care Protection Act.7

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Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-198 Definitions
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As used in this article: "Public gathering places" includes, but is not limited to: (a) Historic shrines; (b) Terminals of public transportation companies; (c) Festivals, fairs, races and other places where 100 or more people congregate at one time.
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-200 Regulations
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The Board may adopt such regulations governing toilet facilities, sewage disposal facilities and water supply facilities at public gathering places as may be necessary to protect the public health. Such regulations may include without limitation (i) a requirement that there be to…
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-201 Free access to certain toilet facilities
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Public gathering places required by Board regulation to provide toilet facilities shall provide without charge at least one toilet for each sex.
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-202 Power of counties, cities and towns not limited
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Nothing contained in this article shall in any way limit the power of any county, city or town to regulate by ordinance sanitary conditions in service stations and public gathering places located therein, but no such ordinance may impose requirements less stringent than the regul…

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Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-203 Definitions

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As used in this article: "Camp operator" means a person who has charge, care or control of a migrant labor camp. "Migrant labor camp" or "camp" means one or more structures, buildings, tents, barracks, trailers, vehicles, converted buildings, and unconventional enclosures of livi…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-204 Notice of intention to construct, etc., camp

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Each person planning to construct, substantially remodel or enlarge for occupancy or use a migrant labor camp or any portion or facility thereof, or to convert a property for use or occupancy as a camp shall give notice in writing of his intent to do so to the Commissioner at lea…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-205 Permit required

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No person shall operate or cause to be operated a migrant labor camp without a permit nor shall any person allow a migrant labor camp without a permit to be occupied and used on property owned or controlled by such person. A separate permit shall be required for each camp and sha…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-206 Application for permit

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Application for a permit to operate a migrant labor camp shall be made to the Commissioner at least thirty days before such camp is to be opened on a form prescribed by the Board. A separate application shall be submitted for each camp.

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-207 Inspection; issuance of permit; permits nontransferable

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If, after inspection by the Commissioner or his designee, the Commissioner finds that the camp or the proposed operation of the camp for which an application is submitted pursuant to § 32.1-206 conforms or will conform to the provisions of this article and any applicable regulati…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-208 Provisional permits

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When the Commissioner determines that a camp for which a permit is sought does not, or the proposed operation thereof will not, comply with the provisions of this article and any applicable regulations and that the operation of the camp will not create an imminent danger to the p…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-209 Denial, revocation or suspension of permits

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A. The Commissioner may deny, revoke or suspend a permit for a camp when the Commissioner determines that the camp or the proposed operation thereof does not conform to or is in violation of any provision of this article or any applicable regulations. B. A new permit shall be iss…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-210 Camp operator's responsibilities

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The camp operator shall be responsible for ensuring that the camp complies with the provisions of this article, any applicable regulations and all conditions stated in the permit issued for the camp.

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-211 Regulations

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A. The occupational, safety and health regulations of the Safety and Health Codes Board applicable to migrant labor camps shall be no more stringent than those actually enforced by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to federal law. B. The Board may adopt regulations g…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-212 Definitions

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As used in this article unless the context otherwise requires: "Bedding" means any mattress, mattress pad, box spring, upholstered bed, davenport, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag, or any other bag, case or cover mad…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-213 Shoddy, secondhand filling material, feathers, animal hair and down to be sanitized

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No person shall use in the making, remaking, reupholstering or renovating of any bedding or upholstered furniture any shoddy or any fabric from which shoddy is made or any secondhand filling material or any secondhand feathers, animal hair or down, unless such shoddy, secondhand …

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-214 New animal hair, feathers and down to be sterilized

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No person shall use in the making, remaking, reupholstering or renovating of any bedding or upholstered furniture any new animal hair, new feathers or new down unless such new animal hair, new feathers or new down shall have been sterilized by a reasonable process approved by the…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-215 Disposal restricted

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No person engaged in commerce shall rent, offer or expose for sale, barter, give away, or dispose of in any other commercial manner any article of bedding or upholstered furniture made, remade, reupholstered, or renovated in violation of § 32.1-213 or 32.1-214 or any secondhand a…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-216 Permit for use of process to sanitize or sterilize

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Any person applying for approval of a process by which filling materials, bedding or upholstered furniture are sanitized or sterilized shall submit to the Commissioner a description of the process and any apparatus and method to be used in such process. Upon approval of such proc…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-217 License and registration number; renewal; licenses not transferable; responsibility of branch factories

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A. Every importer and every person manufacturing, renovating or reupholstering any bedding or upholstered furniture or processing or selling any filling material to be used in articles of bedding or upholstered furniture shall first obtain a license from the Commissioner for each…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-218 Fees

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The Board shall set the annual fees imposed for licenses and permits issued pursuant to this article. All fees collected shall be deposited and held by the Department in a separate fund, from which shall be paid all expenditures necessary in carrying out the provisions of this ar…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-219 Tags required

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A. Every importer of and every person manufacturing a new item of bedding or upholstered furniture shall attach securely thereto a substantial white cloth tag or equivalent, visible on the outside covering of such item and not less than six square inches in size, upon which shall…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-220 Same; filling material

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Any person shipping or delivering filling material, however contained, shall have conspicuously attached thereto a tag upon which shall be stamped or printed, as provided in § 32.1-219 or as provided by the regulations of the Board, the kind of material, whether the material is n…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-221 Offenses as to tags

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A. It shall be unlawful to use any false or misleading statement, term or designation on any tag required by this article or to remove, deface or alter, or to attempt to remove, deface or alter any such tag or the statement of filling materials made thereon, prior to retail sale.…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-222 Return of improperly tagged items; payment of costs of return; failure to pay costs

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Upon a complaint made to the Commissioner as provided in § 32.1-224, the Commissioner may order the return of any item of bedding or upholstered furniture or any filling material made, remade, renovated, reupholstered, prepared, processed, tagged or not tagged in violation of the…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-223 New and sanitized items to be kept separate

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New and sanitized upholstered furniture, bedding and filling materials shall be kept separate from any secondhand upholstered furniture, bedding and filling materials that have not been sanitized.

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-224 Administration and enforcement by Commissioner; refusal, suspension or revocation of license or permit

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The Commissioner is charged with the administration and enforcement of this article, except as otherwise provided in this article. Only upon a complaint made to the Commissioner relating to a violation of this article may the Commissioner inspect the premises of a holder of a lic…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-225 Exemptions

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A. The provisions of this article shall not apply to: 1. Any items of bedding or upholstered furniture sold under the order of any court or pursuant to § 55.1-2902, any sale of a decedent's estate, or any sale by any individual of his household effects. 2. Any items of bedding or…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-226 Violation a misdemeanor; application of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act

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A. Any person violating any provision of this article or any regulation of the Board adopted pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. B. Additionally, any violation of the provisions of this article or regulations of the Board shall constitute a prohibit…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-227 Definitions

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As used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning: 1. "By-product material" means: a. Any radioactive material, except special nuclear material, yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing spe…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-228 Exemption

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The provisions of this article shall not apply to radioactive materials or facilities, including nuclear reactors that are subject to exclusive licensing and regulation by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-228.1 Department designated state radiation control agency; powers and duties

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A. The Department of Health is hereby designated as the state radiation control agency. The Commissioner of Health may employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties of such individuals as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities imposed by this article. B. The Department…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-229 Powers and duties of the Board

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The Board shall: 1. Establish a program of effective regulation of sources of radiation for the protection of the public health and safety, including a program of education and technical assistance relating to radon that is targeted to those areas of the Commonwealth known to hav…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-229.01 Companies listed as proficient to perform radon screening, testing, or mitigation; compliance

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A. No person shall conduct or offer to conduct any radon screening, testing, or mitigation in the Commonwealth unless he (i) is listed as a professional by either the National Radon Proficiency Program or the National Radon Safety Board or (ii) meets any other proficiency measure…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-229.01:1 Action for damages

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Any person who engages or otherwise uses the radon screening, testing, or mitigation services of a person misrepresenting his proficiency listing to conduct such services as described in § 32.1-229.01 may bring an action to recover the greater of (i) actual damages sustained, tog…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-229.1 Inspections of X-ray machines required; Radiation Inspection Reports; fees; qualification of inspectors

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A. All X-ray machines shall be registered with the Department. B. Every owner or operator of an X-ray machine shall request an initial inspection by a private inspector or a Department inspector no later than 30 days after the installation of the equipment. Inspections shall be p…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-229.2 Costs of inspection conducted by Health Department; fees to be used to support program

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In order to minimize competition with the private sector, the fee schedule developed by the Board for routine inspections of X-ray machines by Department of Health inspectors shall include all reasonable costs of such inspections.

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-229.3 Licensing of radioactive material

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A. All radioactive material not under the authority of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and devices or equipment utilizing such material, shall be licensed by the Board. The Board shall promulgate regulations that provide for general or specific licenses. The Boar…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-230 Further powers of Board

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The Board shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Governor: 1. To acquire by purchase, exercise of the right of eminent domain, grant, gift, devise or otherwise, the fee simple title to or any acceptable lesser interest in any lands, selected in the discretion of the…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-231 Bonds of licensees

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A. The Board is authorized to require bonds of licensees. A bond shall be forfeited when the public health and safety is endangered by ionizing radiation due to the abandonment by a licensee of a licensed activity or licensed materials or due to a violation of law by a licensee. …

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-232 Radioactive Material Perpetual Care Trust Fund

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A. The Board may require a licensee to deposit funds on an annual basis in a trust fund which shall be known as the Radioactive Material Perpetual Care Trust Fund, when the Board determines that it is probable that the licensee may cease to operate a licensed facility thereby lea…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-232.1 Special Trust Fund for Radioactive Materials Facility Licensure and Inspection created

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There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund known as the Special Trust Fund for Radioactive Materials Facility Licensure and Inspection, hereinafter referred to as the "Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller,…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-233 Radiation Advisory Board; composition; duties generally

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A. The Radiation Advisory Board shall consist of ten appointive members and the six ex officio members specified below. The Governor shall appoint to the Advisory Board individuals from industry, labor and agriculture as well as individuals with scientific training in one or more…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-234.1 Enforcement

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A. Whenever the Department finds, following inspection and examination, that a source of radiation as constructed, operated, or maintained results in a violation of this article or of any regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, the Department shall: 1. Notify the person…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-235 Authority of Governor to enter into agreements with federal government; effect on federal licenses

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A. The Governor is authorized, subject to the appropriation of funds, to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of the federal government's responsibilities with respect to sources of ionizing radiation and the assumption thereof by this Co…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-236 Authority of Board to enter into agreements with federal government, other states or interstate agencies; training programs for personnel

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A. The Board, with the prior approval of the Governor, is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the federal government, other states or interstate agencies, whereby this Commonwealth will perform, on a cooperative basis with the federal government, other states…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-237 Effect upon local ordinances, etc

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Ordinances, resolutions or regulations, now or hereafter in effect, of the governing body of a county or city relating to by-product, source and special nuclear materials shall not be superseded by this article, provided that such ordinances or regulations are and continue to be …

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-238 Impounding sources of ionizing radiation

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The Department is authorized, in the event of an emergency or under other circumstances constituting a hazard to health and safety, to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to obser…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-239 Definitions

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As used in this article the following definitions shall apply: "Commercial establishment" means any commercial or industrial establishment, mill, factory, plant, refinery and any other works in which any chemical substance is manufactured or used as a raw material, catalyst, fina…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-240 Department designated state toxic substance information agency

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The State Department of Health is designated as the state toxic substances information agency. The Commissioner of Health may employ, compensate, and prescribe the administrative and clerical duties of such individuals as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities imposed…

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-241 Powers and duties of Board

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The Board shall: 1. Advise the Governor, other state agencies, the federal government, and local governing bodies on matters pertaining to chemical exposures posing a threat to public health or the environment; 2. Collect from any source, necessary information concerning substanc…