Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
Agency 85. Board of Medicine |
Chapter 40. Regulations Governing the Practice of Respiratory Therapists |
Section 85. 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.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.