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Such report shall state in bold type that it is the responsibility of the person so examined or tested to arrange with his physician for consultation and interpretation of the results of such test or examination. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any test or examination conducted under the auspices of the State Department of Health.B\n\nAs used in this section and § 8.01-581.18:1, “physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine, podiatry, chiropractic or osteopathy in this Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 54.1-2900 et seq.) of Title 54.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":209132,"text":"Whenever a laboratory test or other examination of the physical or mental condition of any person is conducted by or under the supervision of a person other than a physician and not at the request or with the authorization of a physician, any report of the results of such test or examination shall be provided by the person conducting such test or examination to the person who was the subject of such test or examination. Such report shall state in bold type that it is the responsibility of the person so examined or tested to arrange with his physician for consultation and interpretation of the results of such test or examination. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1977, chapter 527; in 1993, chapter 702; in 2006, chapters 684<\/a> and 877<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63078,"section_number":"54.1-2900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2900\/"},{"id":57097,"section_number":"8.01-581.18:1","catch_line":"Immunity of physicians for laboratory results and examinations","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.18_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":279001,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57108,"identifier":"8.01-581.18","token":"8.01\/21.1\/2\/8.01-581.18","url":"\/8.01-581.18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-581.18\/","token":"8.01\/21.1\/2\/8.01-581.18","dublin_core":{"Title":"Delivery of results of laboratory tests and other examinations not authorized by physician","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-581.18","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever a laboratory test or other examination of the physical or mental condition of any person<\/span> is conducted by or under the supervision of a person<\/span> other than a physician<\/span> and not at the request or with the authorization of a physician<\/span>, any report of the results of such test or examination shall be provided by the person<\/span> conducting such test or examination to the person<\/span> who was the subject of such test or examination. Such report shall state in bold type that it is the responsibility of the person<\/span> so examined or tested to arrange with his physician<\/span> for consultation and interpretation of the results of such test or examination. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any test or examination conducted under the auspices of the State Department of Health. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As used in this section and § 8.01-581.18:1<\/a>, “physician<\/span>” means a person<\/span> licensed to practice medicine, podiatry, chiropractic or osteopathy in this Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 54.1-2900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDELIVERY OF RESULTS OF LABORATORY TESTS AND OTHER EXAMINATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY\nPHYSICIAN (\u00a7 8.01-581.18)\n\nA. Whenever a laboratory test or other examination of the physical or mental\ncondition of any person is conducted by or under the supervision of a person\nother than a physician and not at the request or with the authorization of a\nphysician, any report of the results of such test or examination shall be\nprovided by the person conducting such test or examination to the person who was\nthe subject of such test or examination. Such report shall state in bold type\nthat it is the responsibility of the person so examined or tested to arrange\nwith his physician for consultation and interpretation of the results of such\ntest or examination. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any\ntest or examination conducted under the auspices of the State Department of\nHealth.\n\nB. As used in this section and § 8.01-581.18:1, “physician”\nmeans a person licensed to practice medicine, podiatry, chiropractic or\nosteopathy in this Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 54.1-2900 et\nseq.) of Title 54.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-654.11; 1977, c. 527; 1993, c. 702; 2006, cc. 684, 877.","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}}