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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 710 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 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1988, chapter 765; in 2007, chapter 678<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 122<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":242447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75935,"identifier":"54.1-2959","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/5\/54.1-2959","url":"\/54.1-2959\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2959\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/5\/54.1-2959","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supervised training programs; students enrolled in schools of medicine or chiropractic schools allowed to engage in certain activities; prohibition of unauthorized pelvic exams","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2959","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Students enrolled in schools of medicine may (i) participate in preceptorship programs that are a part of the training program of the medical school or (ii) practice in clinics, hospitals, educational institutions, private medical offices, or other health facilities, in a program approved by the school, under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed physician who holds an appointment on the faculty of a school of medicine approved by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Students enrolled in chiropractic schools may (i) participate in preceptorship programs that are a part of the training program of the chiropractic school or (ii) practice in clinics, hospitals, educational institutions, private medical offices, or other health facilities, in a program approved by the school, under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed chiropractor who holds an appointment on the faculty of a chiropractic school approved by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Students participating in a course of professional instruction or clinical training program shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless the patient or her authorized agent gives informed consent to such examination, the performance of such examination is within the scope of care ordered for the patient, or in the case of a patient incapable of giving informed consent, the examination is necessary for diagnosis or treatment of such patient. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPERVISED TRAINING PROGRAMS; STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE OR\nCHIROPRACTIC SCHOOLS ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; PROHIBITION OF\nUNAUTHORIZED PELVIC EXAMS (\u00a7 54.1-2959)\n\nA. Students enrolled in schools of medicine may (i) participate in preceptorship\nprograms that are a part of the training program of the medical school or (ii)\npractice in clinics, hospitals, educational institutions, private medical\noffices, or other health facilities, in a program approved by the school, under\nthe direct tutorial supervision of a licensed physician who holds an appointment\non the faculty of a school of medicine approved by the Board.\n\nB. Students enrolled in chiropractic schools may (i) participate in\npreceptorship programs that are a part of the training program of the\nchiropractic school or (ii) practice in clinics, hospitals, educational\ninstitutions, private medical offices, or other health facilities, in a program\napproved by the school, under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed\nchiropractor who holds an appointment on the faculty of a chiropractic school\napproved by the Board.\n\nC. Students participating in a course of professional instruction or clinical\ntraining program shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or\nunconscious female patient unless the patient or her authorized agent gives\ninformed consent to such examination, the performance of such examination is\nwithin the scope of care ordered for the patient, or in the case of a patient\nincapable of giving informed consent, the examination is necessary for diagnosis\nor treatment of such patient.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 710, \u00a7 54-276.7:2; 1988, c. 765; 2007, c. 678; 2015, c. 122.","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}}