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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 301<\/a> and 696<\/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. 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 2010, chapter 16<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 715<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 231<\/a> and 274<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55569,"section_number":"2.2-3700","catch_line":"Short title; policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3700\/"},{"id":72836,"section_number":"32.1-291.1","catch_line":"Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.1\/"},{"id":77307,"section_number":"54.1-2981","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2981\/"}],"permalink":{"id":242679,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79267,"identifier":"54.1-2995","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/9\/54.1-2995","url":"\/54.1-2995\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2995\/","token":"54.1\/III\/29\/9\/54.1-2995","dublin_core":{"Title":"Filing of documents with the registry; regulations; fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2995","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A person may submit any of the following documents and the revocations<\/span> of these documents to the Department of Health for filing in the Advance Health Care Planning Registry established pursuant to this article: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A health care power of attorney<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> An advance directive created pursuant to Article 8 (§ 54.1-2981<\/a> et seq.) or a subsequent act of the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A declaration of an anatomical gift made pursuant to the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (§ 32.1-291.1<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any other document that supports advance health care planning, including Durable Do Not Resuscitate Order<\/span> or portable medical order<\/span> forms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The document may be submitted for filing only by the person who executed the document or his legal representative or designee and shall be accompanied by any fee required by the Department of Health. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All data and information contained in the registry shall remain confidential and shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Health shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this article, which shall include, but not be limited to (i) a determination of who may access the registry, including physicians, other licensed health care providers, the declarant, and his legal representative or designee; (ii) a means of annually reminding registry users of which documents they have registered; and (iii) fees for filing a document with the registry. Such fees shall not exceed the direct costs associated with development and maintenance of the registry and with the education of the public about the availability of the registry, and shall be exempt from statewide indirect costs charged and collected by the Department of Accounts. No fee shall be charged for the filing of a document revoking any document previously filed with the registry. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFILING OF DOCUMENTS WITH THE REGISTRY; REGULATIONS; FEES (\u00a7 54.1-2995)\n\nA. A person may submit any of the following documents and the revocations of\nthese documents to the Department of Health for filing in the Advance Health\nCare Planning Registry established pursuant to this article:\n\n 1. A health care power of attorney.\n\n 2. An advance directive created pursuant to Article 8 (§ 54.1-2981 et\n seq.) or a subsequent act of the General Assembly.\n\n 3. A declaration of an anatomical gift made pursuant to the Revised Uniform\n Anatomical Gift Act (§ 32.1-291.1 et seq.).\n\n 4. Any other document that supports advance health care planning, including\n Durable Do Not Resuscitate Order or portable medical order forms.\n\nB. The document may be submitted for filing only by the person who executed the\ndocument or his legal representative or designee and shall be accompanied by any\nfee required by the Department of Health.\n\nC. All data and information contained in the registry shall remain confidential\nand shall be exempt from the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information\nAct (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).\n\nD. The Board of Health shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions\nof this article, which shall include, but not be limited to (i) a determination\nof who may access the registry, including physicians, other licensed health care\nproviders, the declarant, and his legal representative or designee; (ii) a means\nof annually reminding registry users of which documents they have registered;\nand (iii) fees for filing a document with the registry. Such fees shall not\nexceed the direct costs associated with development and maintenance of the\nregistry and with the education of the public about the availability of the\nregistry, and shall be exempt from statewide indirect costs charged and\ncollected by the Department of Accounts. No fee shall be charged for the filing\nof a document revoking any document previously filed with the registry.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 301, 696; 2010, c. 16; 2014, c. 715; 2024, cc. 231, 274.","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}}