A. There is hereby created the Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund (the Fund) as a special nonreverting fund to be administered by the Board of Health to support women and families who are facing unplanned pregnancy.
B. The Board of Health shall have authority to solicit and accept gifts, donations, and bequests and to apply for grants on behalf of the Fund from any source and to deposit all moneys received in the Fund. The Council shall submit to the Governor an annual report of all gifts, donations, grants and bequests accepted; the names of the donors; and the respective amounts contributed by each donor.
C. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys received from any source pursuant to subsection B shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out the activities enumerated below:
1. Purchasing or upgrading ultrasound equipment;
2. Creating a separate program for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking screening against pregnant women and new mothers;
3. Conducting a public campaign to increase public awareness;
4. Providing support services for students of institutions of higher education;
5. Providing funds to allow early childhood education programs to work with pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school and provide job training education; or
6. Providing for teenage or first-time mothers education on the health needs of their infants through free home visits by registered nurses.
D. The Board of Health shall establish an application process and related procedures for community health centers, migrant health centers, homeless health centers, and public-housing centers seeking grants from the Fund. A grant may be made only if an application for the grant is submitted to the Board of Health and the application is in such a form, is made in such a manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Board determines to be necessary to carry out its functions.
2007, cc. 780, 822.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 1 - Administration Generally
§ 32.1-1. References to former sections, articles and chapters of Title 32 and other titles
§ 32.1-3.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 32.1-5. Appointment of members; terms and vacancies
§ 32.1-6. Meetings and chairman
§ 32.1-11. Environmental health, laboratory, and medical care services
§ 32.1-11.2. Regional AIDS resource and consultation centers; HIV early intervention centers
§ 32.1-11.3. Patient and community health education services
§ 32.1-11.6. Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund; purpose; guidelines
§ 32.1-11.7. Guidelines for cleanup of residential property used to manufacture methamphetamine
§ 32.1-12. Regulations, variances and exemptions
§ 32.1-12.1. Board to establish regulations regarding human research
§ 32.1-13. Emergency orders and regulations
§ 32.1-13.1. Health policy responsibilities
§ 32.1-15. Suggestions as to legislation
§ 32.1-15.1. Certified community health workers
§ 32.1-16. State Department of Health
§ 32.1-17. Appointment of Commissioner; qualifications; term
§ 32.1-18. Executive officer of Board
§ 32.1-19. Duties prescribed by Board
§ 32.1-20. Vested with authority of Board
§ 32.1-21. Salary; teaching activities
§ 32.1-22. Personnel; Deputy Commissioner
§ 32.1-23. Publication of information
§ 32.1-23.01. Information about and resources on palliative care
§ 32.1-23.2. Sexual assault nurse examiner information
§ 32.1-23.3. Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory
§ 32.1-23.4. Prescription drug price transparency; civil penalty
§ 32.1-23.5. Reporting of certain data regarding financial assistance
§ 32.1-23.6. Information and data related to social determinants of health
§ 32.1-24. Applicability of Administrative Process Act
§ 32.1-25. Right of entry to inspect, etc.; warrants
§ 32.1-26. Orders; hearing and notice
§ 32.1-27. Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations
§ 32.1-27.1. Additional civil penalty or appointment of a receiver
§ 32.1-28. When Attorney General to represent Board; special counsel
§ 32.1-29. Employment of attorney to defend Board members, employee, etc.
§ 32.1-30. Local health departments
§ 32.1-32. Independent local health departments
§ 32.1-33. When Board to perform duties of local board
§ 32.1-34. Scope of local health ordinances and regulations
§ 32.1-34.1. Power to seek and receive donations
§ 32.1-34.2. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required
§ 32.1-34.3. Funding local health departments; cooperative local health budget; report