                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PRACTITIONERS TREATING OTHER PRACTITIONERS FOR CERTAIN DISORDERS TO MAKE
REPORTS; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY (§ 54.1-2400.7)

A. Every practitioner in the Commonwealth who is registered, certified, or
licensed by a health regulatory board or who holds a multistate licensure
privilege to practice nursing who treats professionally any person registered,
certified, or licensed by a health regulatory board or who holds a multistate
licensure privilege shall report, unless exempted by subsection C hereof, to the
Director of the Department of Health Professions whenever any such health
professional is treated for mental disorders, chemical dependency or alcoholism,
unless the attending practitioner has determined that there is a reasonable
probability that the person being treated is competent to continue in practice
or would not constitute danger to himself or to the health and welfare of his
patients or the public.

B. Any person making a report required by this section or testifying in a
judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such report shall be immune
from any civil liability alleged to have resulted therefrom unless such person
acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.

C. Medical records or information learned or maintained in connection with an
alcohol or drug abuse prevention function that is conducted, regulated, or
directly or indirectly assisted by any department or agency of the United States
shall be exempt from the reporting requirements of this section to the extent
that such reporting is in violation of 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 290dd-2 or regulations
adopted thereunder.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 54-317.2; 1966, c. 166; 1973, c. 529, § 54-317.3; 1974,
c. 555; 1977, c. 639; 1978, c. 541; 1986, c. 434; 1988, c. 765, § 54.1-2907;
1996, cc. 937, 980; 2004, cc. 49, 64.