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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>66286</law_id><section_number>54.1-2400.9</section_number><catch_line>Reporting disabilities of drivers</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>32.1-127.1:03</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="24">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any (i) doctor of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, or podiatry; (ii) advanced practice registered nurse; (iii) physician assistant; (iv) optometrist; (v) physical therapist; or (vi) clinical psychologist who reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles the existence, or probable existence, of a mental or physical disability or infirmity of any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle which the reporting practitioner believes affects such person&#x2019;s ability to operate a motor vehicle safely shall not be subject to civil liability under &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Health records privacy" href="/32.1-127.1_03/">32.1-127.1:03</a> resulting from such report or deemed to have violated the practitioner-patient <span class="dictionary">privilege</span> unless he has acted in bad faith or with <span class="dictionary">malicious</span> <span class="dictionary">intent</span>.</p></section></text><history>2017, cc. 712, 720; 2023, c. 183.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
