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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 481<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56919,"section_number":"54.1-2523","catch_line":"Confidentiality of data; disclosure of information; discretionary authority of Director","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2523\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241409,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57186,"identifier":"54.1-2524","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2524","url":"\/54.1-2524\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2524\/","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2524","dublin_core":{"Title":"Immunity from liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2524","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> and the employees of the Department<\/span> of Health Professions shall not be liable for any civil damages<\/span> resulting from the accuracy or inaccuracy of any information reported to and compiled and maintained by the Department<\/span> pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\tFurther, the Director<\/span> and the employees of the Department<\/span> of Health Professions shall not be liable for any civil damages<\/span> resulting from the disclosure of or failure to disclose any information in compliance with subsections B and C of § 54.1-2523<\/a> and the Department<\/span>’s regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the absence of gross negligence<\/span> or willful misconduct, prescribers<\/span> or dispensers<\/span> complying in good faith with the reporting requirements of this chapter shall not be liable for any civil damages<\/span> for any act or omission resulting from the submission of such required reports. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY (\u00a7 54.1-2524)\n\nA. The Director and the employees of the Department of Health Professions shall\nnot be liable for any civil damages resulting from the accuracy or inaccuracy of\nany information reported to and compiled and maintained by the Department\npursuant to this chapter.\n\t\t\tFurther, the Director and the employees of the Department of Health\nProfessions shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from the\ndisclosure of or failure to disclose any information in compliance with\nsubsections B and C of § 54.1-2523 and the Department’s regulations.\n\nB. In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, prescribers or\ndispensers complying in good faith with the reporting requirements of this\nchapter shall not be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission\nresulting from the submission of such required reports.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 481.","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}}