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Protected health information excludes individually identifiable health information in (a) education records covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1232g); (b) records of any student who is 18 years of age or older, or is attending a postsecondary school, that are made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized professional or paraprofessional acting in his professional or paraprofessional capacity, or assisting in that capacity, and that are made, maintained, or used only in connection with the provision of treatment to the student and are not available to anyone other than persons providing such treatment, except that such records may be personally reviewed by a physician or other appropriate professional of the student’s choice; and (c) employment records held, in its role as employer, by a health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider that transmits health information in electronic form.\n\t\t“Protected person” means an adult for whom a conservatorship order has been issued.\n\t\t“Protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a conservatorship order is sought or has been issued.\n\t\t“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.\n\t\t“Respondent” means an adult for whom a conservatorship order or the appointment of a guardian is sought.\n\t\t“State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277571,"text":"In this chapter:\n\t\t“Adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.\n\t\t“Conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under Chapter 20 (\u00a7 64.2-2000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Conservatorship order” means an order appointing a conservator.\n\t\t“Court” means a court of competent jurisdiction as determined by otherwise applicable Virginia law to establish, enforce, or modify a guardianship or conservatorship order or an entity authorized under the law of another state to establish, enforce, or modify a guardianship or conservatorship order.\n\t\t“Guardian” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Chapter 20 (\u00a7 64.2-2000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian.\n\t\t“Guardianship proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.\n\t\t“Incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed.\n\t\t“Individually identifiable health information” means health information, including demographic information, collected from an individual that (i) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse and (ii) identifies the individual, or there is a reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify the individual, and relates to (a) the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of the individual, (b) the provision of health care to the individual, or (c) the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual.\n\t\t“Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding.\n\t\t“Person,” except in the term “incapacitated person” or “protected person,” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.\n\t\t“Protected health information” means individually identifiable health information that is (i) transmitted in electronic media, (ii) maintained in electronic media, or (iii) transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium. 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This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 518<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62470,"section_number":"64.2-1208","catch_line":"Expenses and commissions allowed fiduciaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1208\/"},{"id":65308,"section_number":"64.2-1426","catch_line":"Nonresident fiduciaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-1426\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65465,"section_number":"64.2-2000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/64.2-2000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":275637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77383,"identifier":"64.2-2100","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2100","url":"\/64.2-2100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-2100\/","token":"64.2\/IV\/D\/21\/1\/64.2-2100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-2100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In this chapter:\n\t\t“Adult<\/span>” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.\n\t\t“Conservator<\/span>” means a person appointed by the court<\/span> to administer the property of an adult<\/span>, including a person appointed under Chapter 20 (\u00a7 64.2-2000<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t“Conservatorship order<\/span>” means an order appointing a conservator<\/span>.\n\t\t“Court<\/span>” means a court<\/span> of competent jurisdiction<\/span> as determined by otherwise applicable Virginia law<\/span> to establish, enforce, or modify a guardianship or conservatorship order<\/span> or an entity authorized under the law<\/span> of another state<\/span> to establish, enforce, or modify a guardianship or conservatorship order<\/span>.\n\t\t“Guardian<\/span>” means a person appointed by the court<\/span> to make decisions regarding the person of an adult<\/span>, including a person appointed under Chapter 20 (\u00a7 64.2-2000<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\t“Guardianship order<\/span>” means an order appointing a guardian<\/span>.\n\t\t“Guardianship proceeding<\/span>” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian<\/span> is sought or has been issued.\n\t\t“Incapacitated person<\/span>” means an adult<\/span> for whom a guardian<\/span> has been appointed.\n\t\t“Individually identifiable health information<\/span>” means health information, including demographic information, collected from an individual that (i) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse and (ii) identifies the individual, or there is a reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to identify the individual, and relates to (a) the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of the individual, (b) the provision of health care to the individual, or (c) the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual.\n\t\t“Party<\/span>” means the respondent<\/span>, petitioner, guardian<\/span>, conservator<\/span>, or any other person allowed by the court<\/span> to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding<\/span>.\n\t\t“Person,” except in the term “incapacitated person<\/span>” or “protected person<\/span>,” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.\n\t\t“Protected health information<\/span>” means individually identifiable health information<\/span> that is (i) transmitted in electronic media, (ii) maintained in electronic media, or (iii) transmitted or maintained in any other form or medium. Protected health information<\/span> excludes individually identifiable health information<\/span> in (a) education records<\/span> covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1232g); (b) records<\/span> of any student who is 18 years of age or older, or is attending a postsecondary school, that are made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized professional or paraprofessional acting in his professional or paraprofessional capacity, or assisting in that capacity, and that are made, maintained, or used only in connection with the provision of treatment to the student and are not available to anyone other than persons providing such treatment, except that such records<\/span> may be personally reviewed by a physician or other appropriate professional of the student’s choice; and (c) employment records<\/span> held, in its role as employer, by a health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider that transmits health information in electronic form.\n\t\t“Protected person<\/span>” means an adult<\/span> for whom a conservatorship order<\/span> has been issued.\n\t\t“Protective proceeding<\/span>” means a judicial proceeding in which a conservatorship order<\/span> is sought or has been issued.\n\t\t“Record<\/span>” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.\n\t\t“Respondent<\/span>” means an adult<\/span> for whom a conservatorship order<\/span> or the appointment of a guardian<\/span> is sought.\n\t\t“State<\/span>” means a state<\/span> of the United States<\/span>, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States<\/span> Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession<\/span> subject to the jurisdiction<\/span> of the United States<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 64.2-2100)\n\nIn this chapter:\n\t\t“Adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age.\n\t\t“Conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer\nthe property of an adult, including a person appointed under Chapter 20 (\u00a7\n64.2-2000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Conservatorship order” means an order appointing a conservator.\n\t\t“Court” means a court of competent jurisdiction as determined by\notherwise applicable Virginia law to establish, enforce, or modify a\nguardianship or conservatorship order or an entity authorized under the law of\nanother state to establish, enforce, or modify a guardianship or conservatorship\norder.\n\t\t“Guardian” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions\nregarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Chapter 20\n(\u00a7 64.2-2000 et seq.).\n\t\t“Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian.\n\t\t“Guardianship proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an\norder for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued.\n\t\t“Incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been\nappointed.\n\t\t“Individually identifiable health information” means health\ninformation, including demographic information, collected from an individual\nthat (i) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan,\nemployer, or health care clearinghouse and (ii) identifies the individual, or\nthere is a reasonable basis to believe that the information can be used to\nidentify the individual, and relates to (a) the past, present, or future\nphysical or mental health or condition of the individual, (b) the provision of\nhealth care to the individual, or (c) the past, present, or future payment for\nthe provision of health care to the individual.\n\t\t“Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator,\nor any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or\nprotective proceeding.\n\t\t“Person,” except in the term “incapacitated person” or\n“protected person,” means an individual, corporation, business\ntrust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint\nventure, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or\ninstrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.\n\t\t“Protected health information” means individually identifiable\nhealth information that is (i) transmitted in electronic media, (ii) maintained\nin electronic media, or (iii) transmitted or maintained in any other form or\nmedium. Protected health information excludes individually identifiable health\ninformation in (a) education records covered by the Family Educational Rights\nand Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1232g); (b) records of any student who is 18 years\nof age or older, or is attending a postsecondary school, that are made or\nmaintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized\nprofessional or paraprofessional acting in his professional or paraprofessional\ncapacity, or assisting in that capacity, and that are made, maintained, or used\nonly in connection with the provision of treatment to the student and are not\navailable to anyone other than persons providing such treatment, except that\nsuch records may be personally reviewed by a physician or other appropriate\nprofessional of the student’s choice; and (c) employment records held, in\nits role as employer, by a health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health\ncare provider that transmits health information in electronic form.\n\t\t“Protected person” means an adult for whom a conservatorship order\nhas been issued.\n\t\t“Protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a\nconservatorship order is sought or has been issued.\n\t\t“Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium\nor that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in\nperceivable form.\n\t\t“Respondent” means an adult for whom a conservatorship order or\nthe appointment of a guardian is sought.\n\t\t“State” means a state of the United States, the District of\nColumbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized\nIndian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction\nof the United States.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 518, \u00a7 37.2-1032; 2012, c. 614.","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}}