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The report shall include the names and contact information of individuals with knowledge about the facts required to be reported and the names and contact information of all individuals from whom the association, society, academy, or organization sought information to substantiate the facts required to be reported. All relevant medical records maintained by the reporting entity shall be attached to the report if patient care or the health professional’s health status is at issue. The reporting association, society, academy or organization shall also provide notice to the Board that it has submitted any required report to the National Practitioner Data Bank under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq.\n\t\t\tThe reporting association, society, academy or organization shall give the health professional who is the subject of the report an opportunity to review the report. The health professional may submit a separate report if he disagrees with the substance of the report.D\n\nNo person or entity shall be obligated to report any matter to the Board if the person or entity has actual notice that the matter has already been reported to the Board.E\n\nAny person making a report required by this section, providing information pursuant to an investigation or testifying in a judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such report shall be immune from any civil liability resulting therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.F\n\nIn the event that any organization enumerated in subsection A or any component thereof receives a complaint against one of its members, such organization may, in lieu of considering disciplinary action against such member, request that the Board investigate the matter pursuant to this chapter, in which event any person participating in the decision to make such a request or testifying in a judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such request shall be immune from any civil liability alleged to have resulted therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.G\n\nAny person who fails to make a report to the Board as required by this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 639 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 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1978, chapter 541; in 1983, chapter 40; in 1986, chapter 434; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1996, chapters 937<\/a> and 980<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 688<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 753<\/a> and 762<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86680,"section_number":"54.1-2506.01","catch_line":"Investigation of reported violations","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2506.01\/"},{"id":65429,"section_number":"54.1-2910.1","catch_line":"Certain data required","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2910.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":241965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77034,"identifier":"54.1-2908","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/1\/54.1-2908","url":"\/54.1-2908\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2908\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/1\/54.1-2908","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports of disciplinary action against health professionals; immunity from liability; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2908","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The president of the Medical Society of Virginia, the Osteopathic Medical Association, the Virginia Chiropractors Association, Inc., and the Virginia Podiatric Medical Association shall report within 30 days to the Board<\/span> of Medicine any disciplinary action taken by his organization against any member of his organization licensed under this chapter if such disciplinary action is a result of conduct involving intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients, professional ethics, professional incompetence, moral turpitude<\/span>, drug addiction or alcohol abuse. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The president of any association, society, academy or organization shall report within 30 days to the Board<\/span> of Medicine any disciplinary action taken against any of its members licensed under this chapter if such disciplinary action is a result of conduct involving intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients, professional ethics, professional incompetence, moral turpitude<\/span>, drug addiction or alcohol abuse. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any report required by this section shall be in writing directed to the Board<\/span> of Medicine, shall give the name and address of the person who is the subject of the report and shall fully describe the circumstances surrounding the facts<\/span> required to be reported. The report shall include the names and contact information of individuals with knowledge about the facts<\/span> required to be reported and the names and contact information of all individuals from whom the association, society, academy, or organization sought information to substantiate the facts<\/span> required to be reported. All relevant medical records maintained by the reporting entity shall be attached to the report if patient care or the health professional’s health status is at issue<\/span>. The reporting association, society, academy or organization shall also provide notice to the Board<\/span> that it has submitted any required report to the National Practitioner Data Bank under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq.\n\t\t\tThe reporting association, society, academy or organization shall give the health professional who is the subject of the report an opportunity to review the report. The health professional may submit a separate report if he disagrees with the substance of the report. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> No person or entity shall be obligated to report any matter to the Board<\/span> if the person or entity has actual notice that the matter has already been reported to the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any person making a report required by this section, providing information pursuant to an investigation or testifying in a judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such report shall be immune from any civil liability resulting therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious<\/span> intent<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> In the event that any organization enumerated in subsection A or any component thereof receives a complaint against one of its members, such organization may, in lieu of considering disciplinary action against such member, request that the Board<\/span> investigate the matter pursuant to this chapter, in which event any person participating in the decision to make such a request or testifying in a judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such request shall be immune from any civil liability alleged to have resulted therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious<\/span> intent<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> Any person who fails to make a report to the Board<\/span> as required by this section shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> not to exceed $5,000. Any person assessed a civil penalty<\/span> pursuant to this section shall not receive a license, registration or certification or renewal of such from any health regulatory board<\/span> unless such penalty<\/span> has been paid. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; IMMUNITY FROM\nLIABILITY; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7 54.1-2908)\n\nA. The president of the Medical Society of Virginia, the Osteopathic Medical\nAssociation, the Virginia Chiropractors Association, Inc., and the Virginia\nPodiatric Medical Association shall report within 30 days to the Board of\nMedicine any disciplinary action taken by his organization against any member of\nhis organization licensed under this chapter if such disciplinary action is a\nresult of conduct involving intentional or negligent conduct that causes or is\nlikely to cause injury to a patient or patients, professional ethics,\nprofessional incompetence, moral turpitude, drug addiction or alcohol abuse.\n\nB. The president of any association, society, academy or organization shall\nreport within 30 days to the Board of Medicine any disciplinary action taken\nagainst any of its members licensed under this chapter if such disciplinary\naction is a result of conduct involving intentional or negligent conduct that\ncauses or is likely to cause injury to a patient or patients, professional\nethics, professional incompetence, moral turpitude, drug addiction or alcohol\nabuse.\n\nC. Any report required by this section shall be in writing directed to the Board\nof Medicine, shall give the name and address of the person who is the subject of\nthe report and shall fully describe the circumstances surrounding the facts\nrequired to be reported. The report shall include the names and contact\ninformation of individuals with knowledge about the facts required to be\nreported and the names and contact information of all individuals from whom the\nassociation, society, academy, or organization sought information to\nsubstantiate the facts required to be reported. All relevant medical records\nmaintained by the reporting entity shall be attached to the report if patient\ncare or the health professional’s health status is at issue. The reporting\nassociation, society, academy or organization shall also provide notice to the\nBoard that it has submitted any required report to the National Practitioner\nData Bank under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11101\net seq.\n\t\t\tThe reporting association, society, academy or organization shall give the\nhealth professional who is the subject of the report an opportunity to review\nthe report. The health professional may submit a separate report if he disagrees\nwith the substance of the report.\n\nD. No person or entity shall be obligated to report any matter to the Board if\nthe person or entity has actual notice that the matter has already been reported\nto the Board.\n\nE. Any person making a report required by this section, providing information\npursuant to an investigation or testifying in a judicial or administrative\nproceeding as a result of such report shall be immune from any civil liability\nresulting therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious\nintent.\n\nF. In the event that any organization enumerated in subsection A or any\ncomponent thereof receives a complaint against one of its members, such\norganization may, in lieu of considering disciplinary action against such\nmember, request that the Board investigate the matter pursuant to this chapter,\nin which event any person participating in the decision to make such a request\nor testifying in a judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such\nrequest shall be immune from any civil liability alleged to have resulted\ntherefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.\n\nG. Any person who fails to make a report to the Board as required by this\nsection shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. Any person\nassessed a civil penalty pursuant to this section shall not receive a license,\nregistration or certification or renewal of such from any health regulatory\nboard unless such penalty has been paid.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 639, \u00a7 54-317.4; 1978, c. 541; 1983, c. 40; 1986, c. 434;\n1988, c. 765; 1996, cc. 937, 980; 2000, c. 688; 2003, cc. 753, 762.","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}}