{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-48","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 32.1-48","heading":"Powers of Commissioner in epidemic","body":"A. Nothing in this article shall preclude the Commissioner from requiring immediate immunization of all persons in case of an epidemic of any disease of public health importance for which a vaccine exists other than a person to whose health the administration of a vaccine would be detrimental as certified in writing by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth.B. In addition, the State Health Commissioner shall hold the powers conferred pursuant to Article 3.02 (§ 32.1-48.05 et seq.) of this chapter to issue orders of quarantine or prepare orders of isolation for a communicable disease of public health threat.1979, c. 711; 2004, cc. 773, 1021.","path":["Title 32.1. HEALTH","Chapter 2. DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL","Article 3. DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/32.1-48/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:34Z","sha256":"54034424bccbc990f3c791ecfaac1496329621c32df42468a60c610abe44771f","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-47.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-32.1-48.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}