                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SUPERVISED TRAINING PROGRAMS; STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE OR
CHIROPRACTIC SCHOOLS ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; PROHIBITION OF
UNAUTHORIZED PELVIC EXAMS (§ 54.1-2959)

A. Students enrolled in schools of medicine may (i) participate in preceptorship
programs that are a part of the training program of the medical school or (ii)
practice in clinics, hospitals, educational institutions, private medical
offices, or other health facilities, in a program approved by the school, under
the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed physician who holds an appointment
on the faculty of a school of medicine approved by the Board.

B. Students enrolled in chiropractic schools may (i) participate in
preceptorship programs that are a part of the training program of the
chiropractic school or (ii) practice in clinics, hospitals, educational
institutions, private medical offices, or other health facilities, in a program
approved by the school, under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed
chiropractor who holds an appointment on the faculty of a chiropractic school
approved by the Board.

C. Students participating in a course of professional instruction or clinical
training program shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or
unconscious female patient unless the patient or her authorized agent gives
informed consent to such examination, the performance of such examination is
within the scope of care ordered for the patient, or in the case of a patient
incapable of giving informed consent, the examination is necessary for diagnosis
or treatment of such patient.

HISTORY: 1984, c. 710, § 54-276.7:2; 1988, c. 765; 2007, c. 678; 2015, c. 122.