Chapter 24: General Provisions

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§54.1-2400 General powers and duties of health regulatory boards
§54.1-2400.01 Certain definition
§54.1-2400.01:1 Surgery defined; who may perform surgery
§54.1-2400.01:2 Ophthalmic prescription defined; who may provide ophthalmic prescriptions
§54.1-2400.02 Information concerning health professionals; posting of addresses on the Internet; providing personal information under certain circumstances prohibited; collection of address information from health professionals
§54.1-2400.03 Health regulatory boards to report information concerning health professionals to the Department of Health; Eligible Health Care Provider Reserve Directory
§54.1-2400.1 Mental health service providers; duty to protect third parties; immunity
§54.1-2400.2 Confidentiality of information obtained during an investigation or disciplinary proceeding; penalty
§54.1-2400.3 Disciplinary actions to be reported
§54.1-2400.4 Mental health service providers duty to inform; immunity; civil penalty
§54.1-2400.5 Repealed
§54.1-2400.6 Hospitals, other health care institutions, home health and hospice organizations, and assisted living facilities required to report disciplinary actions against and certain disorders of health professionals; immunity from liability; failure to report
§54.1-2400.7 Practitioners treating other practitioners for certain disorders to make reports; immunity from liability
§54.1-2400.8 Immunity for reporting
§54.1-2400.9 Reporting disabilities of drivers
§54.1-2401 Monetary penalty
§54.1-2402 Citizen members on health regulatory boards
§54.1-2402.1 Appointments, removals, and limitation of terms of members of regulatory boards
§54.1-2403 Certain advertising prohibited
§54.1-2403.01 Routine component of prenatal care
§54.1-2403.02 Prenatal education; cord blood banking
§54.1-2403.1 Protocol for certain medical history screening required
§54.1-2403.2 Record storage
§54.1-2403.3 Medical records; ownership; provision of copies
§54.1-2404 Itemized statements required upon request
§54.1-2404.1 Patient records
§54.1-2404.2 Health care providers; disclosure of records; actions for which an authorization is not required
§54.1-2405 Transfer of patient records in conjunction with closure, sale, or relocation of practice; notice required
§54.1-2406 Treatment records of practitioners
§54.1-2407 Requirements for human research
§54.1-2408 Disqualification for license, certificate or registration
§54.1-2408.01 Prior convictions not to abridge rights
§54.1-2408.1 Summary action against licenses, certificates, registrations, or multistate licensure privilege; allegations to be in writing
§54.1-2408.2 Minimum period for reinstatement after revocation
§54.1-2408.3 Practice pending appeal
§54.1-2408.4 Temporary authorization to practice
§54.1-2409 Mandatory suspension or revocation; reinstatement; hearing for reinstatement
§54.1-2409.1 Criminal penalties for practicing certain professions and occupations without appropriate licensure, certificate, etc
§54.1-2409.1:1 Interjurisdictional compacts; criminal history record checks
§54.1-2409.2 Repealed
§54.1-2409.3 Participation of advisory boards in disciplinary proceedings
§54.1-2409.4 Authority to receive laboratory results directly
§54.1-2409.5 Conversion therapy prohibited
§54.1-2409.6 Recommendation for Continuing education for certain licensees
