Section 10. General provisions

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A. In accordance with Article 9 (§ 54.1-2994 et seq.) of Chapter 29 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia and this chapter, the Department of Health shall make available to the public an Advance Health Care Directive Registry by (i) contracting with a vendor, (ii) publicizing the availability of an existing registry maintained by another entity, or (iii) entering into a public-private partnership.

B. The department shall ensure that the contracted vendor, public-private partnership, or any other entity through which the department has made the registry available to citizens of the Commonwealth annually contacts persons who have registered documents to remind them of which documents they have registered.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 28, Issue 02, eff. November 15, 2011.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2995 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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