All information received by any person practicing funeral services or his agent regarding the fact that any dead body which they have received harbors an infectious disease shall be confidential, and disclosure of such information shall be grounds for disciplinary action against the funeral service licensee pursuant to § 54.1-2806.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 54.1-2807.1

  • Funeral director: means any person engaged in the practice of funeral directing. See Virginia Code 54.1-2800
  • Funeral service licensee: means a person who is licensed in the practice of funeral services. See Virginia Code 54.1-2800
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230

Notification that a dead body harbors an infectious disease will not constitute grounds for any funeral director‘s refusal to accept the body.

1988, c. 836, § 54-260.74:2.

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