Section 1110. Transfer of patient care/patient abandonment  


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  • EMS personnel may not leave a patient in need of emergency medical care without first providing for a level of care capable of meeting the assessed and documented needs of the patient's condition is present and available or a refusal is obtained.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 19, Issue 3 and Volume 19, Issue 9, eff. January 15, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-111.4 of the Code of Virginia.