Section 155. Confidentiality

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Part V. Standards of Professional Conduct

A practitioner shall not willfully or negligently breach the confidentiality between a practitioner and a patient. A breach of confidentiality that is required or permitted by applicable law or beyond the control of the practitioner shall not be considered negligent or willful.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 22, Issue 01, eff. October 19, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. September 26, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957.4 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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