A. The Commissioner shall perform such duties as the Board may require, in addition to the duties required by law.
B. The Commissioner shall, along with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, work to combat childhood obesity and other chronic health conditions that affect school-age children.
C. The Commissioner shall ensure, in the licensure of health care facilities, that quality of care, patient safety, and patient privacy are the overriding goals of such licensure and related enforcement efforts.
D. The Commissioner shall coordinate the Department's emergency preparedness and response efforts.
E. The Commissioner shall ensure that prevention of disease and protection of public health remain the Department's overriding goals.
F. The Commissioner shall designate a senior staff member of the Department, who shall be a licensed physician, to oversee minority health efforts of the Department.
G. The Commissioner shall designate a senior official of the Department, who shall be a licensed physician or nurse practitioner, to coordinate all women's health efforts in the Department including, but not limited to, the "Every Woman's Life Program," and other efforts to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer, cervical cancer, and other diseases that primarily affect women.
Code 1950, § 32-27; 1979, c. 711; 2007, cc. 43, 55, 320, 343, 793, 797.
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