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Virginia Statutes, Title 54.1

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Title 54.1, Professions and Occupations

60 chapters · 1,178 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 54.11,178 Ch 29, Medicine and Other Healing Arts.161 Ch 34, Drug Control Act.119 Ch 30, Nursing.57 Ch 11, Contractors.54 Ch 39, Attorneys.54 Ch 21, Real Estate Brokers, Sales Persons a…52 Ch 24, General Provisions.43 Ch 27, Dentistry.41 Ch 28, Funeral Services.41 Ch 23.1, Cemetery Operators, Perpetual Care T…37 Ch 1, General Provisions.33 Ch 9, Branch Pilots.28 Ch 35, Professional Counseling.28 Ch 33, Pharmacy.27

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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2966 Physicians reporting disabilities to aircraft pilots licensing authorities exempt from liability; testifying in certain proceedings
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A. Any physician who, in good faith, reports the existence, or probable existence, of a mental or physical disability or infirmity in any person licensed or certificated to operate any type of aircraft, or any applicant for a license or certificate to operate any type of aircraft…
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2967 Physicians and others rendering medical aid to report certain wounds
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Any physician or other person who renders any medical aid or treatment to any person for any wound which such physician or other person knows or has reason to believe is a wound inflicted by a weapon specified in § 18.2-308 and which wound such physician or other person believes …
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2968 Information about certain individuals with disabilities
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This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit any duly licensed physician from communicating the identity of any person under age 22 who has a physical or mental disability to appropriate agencies of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions and other information re…
Authority to consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors

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Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2969

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A. Whenever any minor who has been separated from the custody of his parent or guardian is in need of surgical or medical treatment, authority commensurate with that of a parent in like cases is conferred, for the purpose of giving consent to such surgical or medical treatment, a…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2970 Medical treatment for certain persons incapable of giving informed consent

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When a delay in treatment might adversely affect recovery, a licensed health professional or licensed hospital shall not be subject to liability arising out of a claim based on lack of informed consent or be prohibited from providing surgical, medical or dental treatment to an in…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2970.1 Individual incapable of making informed decision; procedure for physical evidence recovery kit examination; consent by minors

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A. A licensed physician, a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a registered nurse may perform a physical evidence recovery kit examination for a person who is believed to be the victim of a sexual assault and who is incapable of making an informed decis…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2971.01 Prescription in excess of recommended dosage in certain cases

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A. Consistent with § 54.1-3408.1, a physician may prescribe a dosage of a pain-relieving agent in excess of the recommended dosage upon certifying the medical necessity for the excess dosage in the patient's medical record. Any practitioner who prescribes, dispenses or administer…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2971.1 Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility

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Before a physician commences treatment of a patient by in vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian tube transfer, or zygote intrafallopian tube transfer, including the administration of drugs for the stimulation or suppression of ovulation prefatory thereto, a disclosure form s…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2972 When person deemed medically and legally dead; determination of death; nurses', licensed practical nurses', physician assistants', or advanced practice registered nurses' authority to pronounce death under certain circumstances

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A. As used in this section, "autonomous nurse practitioner" means a nurse practitioner who is authorized to practice without a practice agreement pursuant to subsection I of § 54.1-2957. B. A person shall be medically and legally dead if: 1. In the opinion of a physician duly aut…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2973 Persons who may authorize postmortem examination of decedent's body

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Any of the following persons, in order of priority stated, may authorize and consent to a postmortem examination and autopsy on a decedent's body for the purpose of determining the cause of death of the decedent, for the advancement of medical or dental education and research, or…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2973.1 Practice of laser hair removal

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The practice of laser hair removal shall be performed by a properly trained person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine or a physician assistant as authorized pursuant to § 54.1-2952 or an advanced practice registered nurse as authorized pursuant to § 54.1-2957 o…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2974 Sterilization operations for persons 18 years or older capable of informed consent

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It shall be lawful for any physician licensed by the Board of Medicine to perform a vasectomy, salpingectomy, or other surgical sexual sterilization procedure on any person 18 years of age or older who has the capacity to give informed consent, when so requested in writing by suc…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2975 Sterilization operations for certain children incapable of informed consent

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It shall be lawful for any physician licensed by the Board of Medicine to perform a vasectomy, salpingectomy, or other surgical sexual sterilization procedure on a person fourteen years of age or older and less than eighteen years of age when: 1. A petition has been filed in the …

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2976 Sterilization operations for certain adults incapable of informed consent

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It shall be lawful for any physician licensed by the Board of Medicine to perform a vasectomy, salpingectomy, or other surgical sexual sterilization procedure on a person eighteen years of age or older, who does not have the capacity to give informed consent to such an operation,…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2977 Standards for court-authorized sterilization of certain persons

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A. In order for the circuit court to authorize the sterilization of a person in accordance with § 54.1-2975 or § 54.1-2976, it must be proven by clear and convincing evidence that: 1. There is a need for contraception. The court shall find that the person is engaging in sexual ac…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2978 Reports of certain sterilizations

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The court shall report to the State Registrar of Vital Records the authorization of all sterilizations made in accordance with this article.

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2979 No liability for nonnegligent performance of operation

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Subject to the rules of law applicable generally to negligence, no physician licensed by the Board of Medicine shall be either civilly or criminally liable by reason of having performed a vasectomy, salpingectomy, or other surgical sexual sterilization procedure upon any person i…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2980 Article inapplicable to certain medical or surgical treatment

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No provision in this article shall apply to or be construed so as to prevent, control, or regulate the medical or surgical treatment for sound therapeutic reasons of any person in this Commonwealth by a physician licensed by the Board of Medicine, which treatment may require sexu…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2981 Short title

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The provisions of this article shall be known and may be cited as the "Health Care Decisions Act."

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2982 Definitions

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As used in this article: "Advance directive" means (i) a witnessed written document, voluntarily executed by the declarant in accordance with the requirements of § 54.1-2983 or (ii) a witnessed oral statement, made by the declarant subsequent to the time he is diagnosed as suffer…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2983 Procedure for making advance directive; notice to physician

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Any adult capable of making an informed decision may, at any time, make a written advance directive to address any or all forms of health care in the event the declarant is later determined to be incapable of making an informed decision. A written advance directive shall be signe…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2983.1 Participation in health care research

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An advance directive may authorize an agent to approve participation by the declarant in any health care study approved by an institutional review board pursuant to applicable federal regulations, or by a research review committee pursuant to Chapter 5.1 (§ 32.1-162.16 et seq.) o…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2983.2 Capacity; required determinations

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A. Every adult shall be presumed to be capable of making an informed decision unless he is determined to be incapable of making an informed decision in accordance with this article. A determination that a patient is incapable of making an informed decision may apply to a particul…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2983.3 Exclusions and limitations of advance directives

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A. The absence of an advance directive by an adult patient shall not give rise to any presumption as to his intent to consent to or refuse any particular health care. B. The provisions of this article shall not apply to authorization of nontherapeutic sterilization, abortion, or …

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2984 Suggested form of written advance directives

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An advance directive executed pursuant to this article may, but need not, be in the following form: ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE I, __________, willingly and voluntarily make known my wishes in the event that I am incapable of making an informed decision, as follows: I understand th…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2985 Revocation of an advance directive

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A. Except as provided by subsection A1, an advance directive may be revoked at any time by the declarant who is capable of understanding the nature and consequences of his actions (i) by a signed, dated writing; (ii) by physical cancellation or destruction of the advance directiv…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2985.1 Injunction; court-ordered health care

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A. On petition of any person to the circuit court of the county or city in which any patient resides or is located for whom health care will be or is currently being provided, continued, withheld, or withdrawn pursuant to this article, the court may enjoin such action upon findin…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2986 Procedure in absence of an advance directive; procedure for advance directive without agent; no presumption; persons who may authorize health care for patients incapable of informed decisions

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A. Whenever a patient is determined to be incapable of making an informed decision and (i) has not made an advance directive in accordance with this article or (ii) has made an advance directive in accordance with this article that does not indicate his wishes with respect to the…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2986.1 Duties and authority of agent or person identified in § 54.1-2986

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A. If the declarant appoints an agent in an advance directive, that agent shall have (i) the authority to make health care decisions for the declarant as specified in the advance directive if the declarant is determined to be incapable of making an informed decision and (ii) deci…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2986.2 Health care decisions in the event of patient protest

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A. Except as provided in subsection B or C, the provisions of this article shall not authorize providing, continuing, withholding or withdrawing health care if the patient's attending physician knows that such action is protested by the patient. B. A patient's agent may make a he…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2987 Transfer of patient by physician who refuses to comply with advance directive or health care decision

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An attending physician who refuses to comply with (i) a patient's advance directive or (ii) the health care decision of a patient's agent or (iii) the health care decision of an authorized person pursuant to § 54.1-2986 shall make a reasonable effort to transfer the patient to an…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2987.1 Durable Do Not Resuscitate Orders

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A. As used in this section: "Health care provider" includes, but is not limited to, qualified emergency medical services personnel. "Person authorized to consent on the patient's behalf" means any person authorized by law to consent on behalf of the patient incapable of making an…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2988 Immunity from liability; burden of proof; presumption

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A health care facility, physician or other person acting under the direction of a physician shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability or be deemed to have engaged in unprofessional conduct as a result of issuing a Durable Do Not Resuscitate Order or the prov…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2988.1 Assistance with completing and executing advance directives

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A. The distribution of written advance directives in a form meeting the requirements of § 54.1-2984 and the provision of technical advice, consultation, and assistance to persons with regard to the completion and execution of such forms by (i) health care providers, including the…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2989 Willful destruction, concealment, etc., of declaration or revocation; penalties

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A. Any person who willfully (i) conceals, cancels, defaces, obliterates, or damages the advance directive or Durable Do Not Resuscitate Order of another without the declarant's or patient's consent or the consent of the person authorized to consent for the patient; (ii) falsifies…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2989.1 Failure to deliver advance directive

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An agent in possession of an advance medical directive vesting any power or authority in him shall, when the instrument is otherwise valid, be deemed to possess the powers and authority granted by such instrument notwithstanding any failure by the declarant to deliver the instrum…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2990 Medically unnecessary health care not required; procedure when physician refuses to comply with an advance directive or a designated person's health care decision; mercy killing or euthanasia prohibited

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A. As used in this section: "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in § 8.01-581.1. "Life-sustaining treatment" means any ongoing health care that utilizes mechanical or other artificial means to sustain, restore, or supplant a spontaneous vital function, including hydrat…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2991 Effect of declaration; suicide; insurance; declarations executed prior to effective date

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The withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging procedures in accordance with the provisions of this article shall not, for any purpose, constitute a suicide. Nor shall the making of an advance directive pursuant to this article affect the sale, procurement or issuance of any po…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2992 Preservation of existing rights

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The provisions of this article are cumulative with existing law and shall not be construed to modify an individual's right to consent or refuse to consent to medical treatment if he is capable of making an informed decision, or to alter or limit the authority that otherwise exist…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2993 Reciprocity

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An advance directive executed in another state shall be deemed to be validly executed for the purposes of this article if executed in compliance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the laws of the state where executed. Such advance directives shall be construed in ac…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2993.1 Qualified advance directive facilitators; requirements for training programs

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The Department of Health shall approve a program for the training of qualified advance directive facilitators that includes (i) instruction on the meaning of provisions of a form meeting the requirements of § 54.1-2984, including designating a health care agent and giving instruc…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2994 Advance Health Care Planning Registry established

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The Department of Health shall make available a secure online central registry for advance health care planning.

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2995 Filing of documents with the registry; regulations; fees

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A. A person may submit any of the following documents and the revocations of these documents to the Department of Health for filing in the Advance Health Care Planning Registry established pursuant to this article: 1. A health care power of attorney. 2. An advance directive creat…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2996 Validity of unregistered documents

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Failure to register a document with the registry maintained by the Department of Health pursuant to this article shall not affect the document's validity. Failure to notify the Department of Health of the revocation of a document filed with the registry shall not affect the valid…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2997 Direct primary care agreements

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A. A direct agreement between a patient, the patient's legal representative, or the patient's employer and a health care provider for ongoing primary care services in exchange for the payment of a monthly periodic fee, referred to in this article as a direct primary care agreemen…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2998 Direct primary care agreement requirements; disclosures; disclaimer

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A. Every direct primary care agreement shall include the following disclaimer: "This agreement does not provide comprehensive health insurance coverage. It provides only the provision of primary care as specifically described in this agreement." B. A direct primary care practice …

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3000 Definitions

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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Advanced practice registered nurse" means a certified nurse midwife, certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, or nurse practitioner who is jointly licensed by the Boards of Medici…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3001 Exemptions

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A. This chapter shall not apply to the following: 1. The furnishing of nursing assistance in an emergency; 2. The practice of nursing, which is prescribed as part of a study program, by nursing students enrolled in nursing education programs approved by the Board or by graduates …

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3002 Board of Nursing; membership; terms; meetings; quorum; administrative officer

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The Board of Nursing shall consist of 14 members as follows: eight registered nurses, at least two of whom are licensed advanced practice registered nurses; two licensed practical nurses; three citizen members; and one member who shall be a registered nurse or a licensed practica…

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3003 Qualifications of members

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A. Each professional nurse appointed to the Board shall: 1. Be a citizen of the United States of America; 2. Be a resident of this Commonwealth; 3. Have been graduated from an educational program approved by a state board of nursing; 4. Be licensed in this Commonwealth as a regis…