Code of Virginia
Chapter 24 - General Provisions
§ 54.1-2400.7. Practitioners treating other practitioners for certain disorders to make reports; immunity from liability

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. § 290dd-2 or regulations adopted thereunder.
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.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 24 - General Provisions

§ 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; fa...

§ 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

§ 54.1-2408.1. 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.

§ 54.1-2409.2. Board to set criteria for determining need for professional regulation

§ 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