CODE OF VIRGINIA

ACCESS TO MINOR’S RECORDS (§ 20-124.6)

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither parent, regardless of
whether such parent has custody, shall be denied access to the academic or
health records of that parent’s minor child unless otherwise ordered by
the court for good cause shown or pursuant to subsection B.

B. In the case of health records, access may also be denied if the minor’s
treating physician or the minor’s treating clinical psychologist has made
a part of the minor’s record a written statement that, in the exercise of
his professional judgment, the furnishing to or review by the requesting parent
of such health records would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to
the minor or another person. If a health care entity denies a parental request
for access to, or copies of, a minor’s health record, the health care
entity denying the request shall comply with the provisions of subsection F of
§ 32.1-127.1:03. The minor or his parent, either or both, shall have the right
to have the denial reviewed as specified in subsection F of § 32.1-127.1:03 to
determine whether to make the minor’s health record available to the
requesting parent.

C. For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the term “health
record” or the plural thereof and the term “health care
entity” shall be as defined in subsection B of § 32.1-127.1:03.

HISTORY: 1994, c. 769; 2000, c. 485; 2005, cc. 181, 227.