HB1110: Physicians; immunity thereof for failing to review or act on any laboratory tests, etc., exception.

Chief Patron

Del. Clay Athey (R-18)

Clay Athey (R-18)
Front Royal, VA
Served: 2002–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

04/05/2006: signed by governor

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Summary

Immunity of physicians for laboratory results and examinations.  Creates a new Code section that provides that a physician is not liable for failure to review or act on results of laboratory tests or examinations that he did not request or authorize unless the physician is provided the report with a request for consultation, the physician assumes responsibility for the report, or the physician has reason to know that the report result is needed.  The physician must additionally prove one of the following in order to be immune: (i) no physician-patient relationship existed; (ii) the physician received the results without a request for consultation; (iii) the results were not part of the physician's management of the patient; or (iv) interpreting the results would exceed the physician's scope of practice.   View Full Text »