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No volunteer of any participating entity who is duly licensed to provide health care services shall be liable for any civil damages<\/span> for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services to a recipient of a program designated by the authority when such services are provided without charge and within the scope of the volunteer’s authority to practice and the volunteer delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the program to which the patient is referred, unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct. The provisions of this section shall apply only to noninvasive and minimally invasive procedures limited to finger sticks and injections performed as part of health care services. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to those appropriate volunteers providing care during the time in which such care is rendered free of charge.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSED AGENTS; LIABILITY (\u00a7 32.1-122.10:005)\n\nNo volunteer of any participating entity who is duly licensed to provide health\ncare services shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission\nresulting from the rendering of such services to a recipient of a program\ndesignated by the authority when such services are provided without charge and\nwithin the scope of the volunteer’s authority to practice and the\nvolunteer delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the\nprogram to which the patient is referred, unless such act or omission was the\nresult of gross negligence or willful misconduct. The provisions of this section\nshall apply only to noninvasive and minimally invasive procedures limited to\nfinger sticks and injections performed as part of health care services. The\nprovisions of this subsection shall apply to those appropriate volunteers\nproviding care during the time in which such care is rendered free of charge.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 671.","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}}