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Such clinic shall have on record written agreements with each hospital providing such services, and immunity shall apply only to those services provided by the hospital without charge.B\n\nFor the purposes of Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, any personnel employed by a hospital licensed pursuant to this article and rendering health care services pursuant to subsection A shall be deemed an agent of the Commonwealth and to be acting in an authorized governmental capacity with respect to delivery of such health care services if (i) the hospital has agreed in writing to provide health care services at no charge for patients referred by a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (ii) the employing hospital is registered with the Division of Risk Management, and (iii) the employee delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the clinic from which the patient is referred. The premium for coverage of such hospital employees under the Risk Management Plan shall be paid by the Department of Health.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall only apply to health care personnel providing care pursuant to subsections A and B during the period in which such care is rendered.D\n\nMoreover, no officer, director or employee of any such clinic, or the clinic itself, as described in subsection A shall, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission relating to the providing of health care services without charge to patients of the clinic.E\n\nFor the purposes of this section and Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, “delivery of health care services without charge” shall be deemed to include the delivery of dental or medical services in a dental or medical clinic when a reasonable minimum fee is charged to cover administrative costs.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":278554,"text":"No hospital employee who renders health care services at his place of employment and within the limits of his licensure, certification, or multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing, or, if such employee is not required to be licensed or certified pursuant to Title 54.1, within the scope of his employment, shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services to a patient of a clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Such clinic shall have on record written agreements with each hospital providing such services, and immunity shall apply only to those services provided by the hospital without charge.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":278555,"text":"For the purposes of Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, any personnel employed by a hospital licensed pursuant to this article and rendering health care services pursuant to subsection A shall be deemed an agent of the Commonwealth and to be acting in an authorized governmental capacity with respect to delivery of such health care services if (i) the hospital has agreed in writing to provide health care services at no charge for patients referred by a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (ii) the employing hospital is registered with the Division of Risk Management, and (iii) the employee delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the clinic from which the patient is referred. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 785 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. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1994, chapter 444<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 748<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 618<\/a> and 632<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 49<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59008,"section_number":"2.2-1832","catch_line":"Division of Risk Management","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1832\/"}],"permalink":{"id":202967,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77664,"identifier":"32.1-127.3","token":"32.1\/5\/1\/32.1-127.3","url":"\/32.1-127.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-127.3\/","token":"32.1\/5\/1\/32.1-127.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Immunity from liability for certain free health care services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-127.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No hospital<\/span> employee who renders health care services at his place of employment and within the limits of his licensure, certification, or multistate licensure privilege<\/span> to practice nursing, or, if such employee is not required to be licensed or certified pursuant to Title 54.1, within the scope of his employment, shall be liable for any civil damages<\/span> for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services to a patient of a clinic which is organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct. Such clinic shall have on record written agreements with each hospital<\/span> providing such services, and immunity shall apply only to those services provided by the hospital<\/span> without charge. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purposes of Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, any personnel employed by a hospital<\/span> licensed pursuant to this article and rendering health care services pursuant to subsection A shall be deemed an agent of the Commonwealth and to be acting in an authorized governmental capacity with respect to delivery of such health care services if (i) the hospital<\/span> has agreed in writing to provide health care services at no charge for patients referred by a clinic organized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without charge, (ii) the employing hospital<\/span> is registered with the Division of Risk Management, and (iii) the employee delivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the clinic from which the patient is referred. The premium for coverage of such hospital<\/span> employees under the Risk Management Plan shall be paid by the Department<\/span> of Health. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall only apply to health care personnel providing care pursuant to subsections A and B during the period in which such care is rendered. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Moreover, no officer, director or employee of any such clinic, or the clinic itself, as described in subsection A shall, in the absence of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct, be liable for civil damages<\/span> resulting from any act or omission relating to the providing of health care services without charge to patients of the clinic. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For the purposes of this section and Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 2.2, “delivery of health care services without charge” shall be deemed to include the delivery of dental or medical services in a dental or medical clinic when a reasonable minimum fee is charged to cover administrative costs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES (\u00a7 32.1-127.3)\n\nA. No hospital employee who renders health care services at his place of\nemployment and within the limits of his licensure, certification, or multistate\nlicensure privilege to practice nursing, or, if such employee is not required to\nbe licensed or certified pursuant to Title 54.1, within the scope of his\nemployment, shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission\nresulting from the rendering of such services to a patient of a clinic which is\norganized in whole or in part for the delivery of health care services without\ncharge unless such act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful\nmisconduct. Such clinic shall have on record written agreements with each\nhospital providing such services, and immunity shall apply only to those\nservices provided by the hospital without charge.\n\nB. For the purposes of Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of\nTitle 2.2, any personnel employed by a hospital licensed pursuant to this\narticle and rendering health care services pursuant to subsection A shall be\ndeemed an agent of the Commonwealth and to be acting in an authorized\ngovernmental capacity with respect to delivery of such health care services if\n(i) the hospital has agreed in writing to provide health care services at no\ncharge for patients referred by a clinic organized in whole or in part for the\ndelivery of health care services without charge, (ii) the employing hospital is\nregistered with the Division of Risk Management, and (iii) the employee\ndelivering such services has no legal or financial interest in the clinic from\nwhich the patient is referred. The premium for coverage of such hospital\nemployees under the Risk Management Plan shall be paid by the Department of\nHealth.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall only apply to health care personnel\nproviding care pursuant to subsections A and B during the period in which such\ncare is rendered.\n\nD. Moreover, no officer, director or employee of any such clinic, or the clinic\nitself, as described in subsection A shall, in the absence of gross negligence\nor willful misconduct, be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or\nomission relating to the providing of health care services without charge to\npatients of the clinic.\n\nE. For the purposes of this section and Article 5 (§ 2.2-1832 et seq.) of\nChapter 18 of Title 2.2, “delivery of health care services without\ncharge” shall be deemed to include the delivery of dental or medical\nservices in a dental or medical clinic when a reasonable minimum fee is charged\nto cover administrative costs.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 785; 1994, c. 444; 1996, c. 748; 2000, cc. 618, 632; 2004, c.\n49.","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}}