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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75295</law_id><section_number>18.2-268.5</section_number><catch_line>Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood sample; procedure for taking samples</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>18.2-268.6</reference><reference>18.2-269</reference><reference>29.1-738.3</reference><reference>8.01-44.5</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="18.2">Crimes and Offenses Generally</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="7">Crimes Involving Health and Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Driving Motor Vehicle, etc., While Intoxicated</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>For purposes of this article, only a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, phlebotomist, graduate laboratory technician or a technician or nurse designated by <span class="dictionary">order</span> of a <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> acting upon the recommendation of a licensed physician, using soap and water, polyvinylpyrrolidone iodine, pvp iodine, povidone iodine or benzalkonium chloride to cleanse the part of the body from which the blood is taken and using instruments sterilized by the accepted steam sterilizer or some other sterilizer which will not affect the accuracy of the test, or using chemically clean sterile disposable syringes, shall withdraw blood for the purpose of determining its alcohol or drug or both alcohol and drug content. It is a Class 3 <span class="dictionary">misdemeanor</span> to reuse single-use-only needles or syringes. No civil liability shall attach to any person authorized to withdraw blood as a result of the act of withdrawing blood as provided in this section from any person submitting thereto, provided the blood was withdrawn according to recognized medical procedures. However, the person shall not be relieved from liability for <span class="dictionary">negligence</span> in the withdrawing of any blood sample.
		No person arrested for a violation of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Driving motor vehicle, engine, etc., while intoxicated, etc" href="/18.2-266/">18.2-266</a>, <a class="law" title="Persons under age 21 driving after illegally consuming alcohol; penalty" href="/18.2-266.1/">18.2-266.1</a>, or subsection B of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Driving after forfeiture of license" href="/18.2-272/">18.2-272</a>, or a similar <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> shall be required to execute in favor of any person or corporation a <span class="dictionary">waiver</span> or release of liability in connection with the withdrawal of blood and as a condition <span class="dictionary">precedent</span> to the withdrawal of blood as provided for in this section.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 830; 1994, cc. 359, 363; 2004, cc. 150, 440, 1013; 2005, cc. 757, 840.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
