78941232.1-36.1Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016HealthDisease Prevention And ControlReporting Of DiseasesConfidentiality of test for human immunodeficiency virus; civil penalty; individual action for damages or penalty1989, c. 613; 1990, c. 777; 1993, cc. 97, 664.RF & P CORP. v. LittleRecord Nos. 930376, 930379440 S.E.2d 9081994-02-25https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1304345/rf-p-corp-v-little/ . . . reports of contributions and expenditures); Code § 32.1-36.1 (providing for a civil penalty for . . . <abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr>Tolman v. DoeCIV. A. 3:97CV269988 F. Supp. 5821997-12-01https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1455518/tolman-v-doe/ . . . test confidentiality statute, Va.Code Ann. § 32.1-36.1 (Count 7). On August 29, 1997, Defendant . . . District Court, E.D. VirginiaAdams v. DrewCiv. A. No. 2:92cv642906 F. Supp. 10501995-11-15https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2126927/adams-v-drew/ . . . violation of Virginia law. See Va.Stat.Ann. § 32.1-36.1 (Michie 1992 & Supp.1995). The statute . . . District Court, E.D. Virginiahttp://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-36.1//32.1-36.1/32.1/2/1/32.1-36.118.2-346.118.2-6232.1-3632.1-45.253.1-133.0354.1-2403.01The results of every test to determine infection with human immunodeficiency virus shall be confidential. Such information may only be released to the following persons:sectionAA1 The subject of the test or his legally authorized representative.sectionA1A12 Any person designated in a release signed by the subject of the test or his legally authorized representative.sectionA2A22 The Department of Health.sectionA3A32 Health care facility staff committees which monitor, evaluate, or review programs or services.sectionA5A52 Medical or epidemiological researchers for use as statistical data only.sectionA6A62 Any person allowed access to such information by a court order.sectionA7A72 Any facility which procures, processes, distributes or uses blood, other body fluids, tissues or organs.sectionA8A82 Any person authorized by law to receive such information.sectionA9A92 The parents or other legal custodian of the subject of the test if the subject is a minor.sectionA10A102 The spouse of the subject of the test.sectionA11A112 Departments of health located outside the Commonwealth by the Virginia Department of Health for the purposes of disease surveillance and investigation.sectionA12A122In any action brought under this section, if the court finds that a person has willfully or through gross negligence made an unauthorized disclosure in violation of this section, the Attorney General, any attorney for the Commonwealth, or any attorney for the county, city or town in which the violation occurred may recover for the Literary Fund, upon petition to the court, a civil penalty of not more than $ 5,000 per violation.sectionBB1This section shall not be deemed to create any duty on the part of any person who receives such test results, where none exists otherwise, to release the results to a person listed herein as authorized to receive them.sectionDD1