{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-137.06","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-137.06","heading":"Lyme disease test result information","body":"A. Every laboratory reporting the results of a test for Lyme disease ordered in an office-based setting by a health care provider shall include a notice to be provided together with such test results when such test results are reported to the health care provider that states: PATIENTS UNDERGOING A LYME DISEASE TEST SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LYME DISEASE TESTS VARY AND MAY PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE INACCURATE. THIS MEANS A PATIENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE RESULT. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS LYME DISEASE TEST RESULTS WITH THE PATIENT FOR WHOM THE TEST WAS ORDERED.B. A laboratory that complies with this section shall be immune from civil liability absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.2019, c. 435.","path":["Title 32.1. Health","Chapter 5. Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services","Article 1. Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-137.06/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"3ec02e55aaf2550c8082c86dd0e6f7c4bb95c4164c3cd81fe51a1bd6660d6da3","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-137.05","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-137.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}