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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 769<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter 485<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 181<\/a> and 227<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 178<\/a> and 945<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 509<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 119<\/a> and 131<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60253,"section_number":"2.2-3705.5","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.5\/"},{"id":54830,"section_number":"54.1-2969","catch_line":"Authority to consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2969\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58930,"section_number":"32.1-127.1:03","catch_line":"Health records privacy","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-127.1_03\/"},{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":179195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77145,"identifier":"20-124.6","token":"20\/6.1\/20-124.6","url":"\/20-124.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-124.6\/","token":"20\/6.1\/20-124.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Access to minor’s records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-124.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, neither parent, regardless of whether such parent has custody<\/span>, shall be denied access to the academic or health records<\/span> or records of a child day center<\/span> or family day home<\/span> of that parent’s minor<\/span> child, including any such records that are stored or accessible from a secure website, unless otherwise ordered by the court<\/span> for good cause shown or pursuant to subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the case of health records<\/span>, access may also be denied if the minor<\/span>’s treating physician, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, or licensed professional counselor has made a part of the minor<\/span>’s record a written statement that, in the exercise of his professional judgment<\/span>, the furnishing to or review by the requesting parent of such health records<\/span> would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to the minor<\/span> or another person. If a health care entity<\/span> denies a parental request for access to, or copies of, a minor<\/span>’s health record<\/span>, the health care entity<\/span> denying the request shall comply with the provisions of subsection F of § 32.1-127.1:03<\/a>. The minor<\/span> or his parent, either or both, shall have the right to have the denial reviewed as specified in subsection F of § 32.1-127.1:03<\/a> to determine whether to make the minor<\/span>’s health record<\/span> available to the requesting parent. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, the terms “health record<\/span>” or the plural thereof and “health care entity<\/span>” mean the same as those terms are defined in subsection B of § 32.1-127.1:03<\/a> and the terms “child day center<\/span>” and “family day home<\/span>” mean the same as those terms are defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACCESS TO MINOR’S RECORDS (\u00a7 20-124.6)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither parent, regardless of\nwhether such parent has custody, shall be denied access to the academic or\nhealth records or records of a child day center or family day home of that\nparent’s minor child, including any such records that are stored or\naccessible from a secure website, unless otherwise ordered by the court for good\ncause shown or pursuant to subsection B.\n\nB. In the case of health records, access may also be denied if the minor’s\ntreating physician, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, or licensed\nprofessional counselor has made a part of the minor’s record a written\nstatement that, in the exercise of his professional judgment, the furnishing to\nor review by the requesting parent of such health records would be reasonably\nlikely to cause substantial harm to the minor or another person. If a health\ncare entity denies a parental request for access to, or copies of, a\nminor’s health record, the health care entity denying the request shall\ncomply with the provisions of subsection F of § 32.1-127.1:03. The minor or\nhis parent, either or both, shall have the right to have the denial reviewed as\nspecified in subsection F of § 32.1-127.1:03 to determine whether to make\nthe minor’s health record available to the requesting parent.\n\nC. For the purposes of this section, the terms “health record” or\nthe plural thereof and “health care entity” mean the same as those\nterms are defined in subsection B of § 32.1-127.1:03 and the terms\n“child day center” and “family day home” mean the same\nas those terms are defined in § 63.2-100.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 769; 2000, c. 485; 2005, cc. 181, 227; 2020, cc. 178, 945;\n2022, c. 509; 2025, cc. 119, 131.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}