General Standards of Practice

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This is Article 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Standards of Practice.” It is part of Chapter 29 “Medicine and Other Healing Arts”, which is part of Subtitle III “Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions”, which is part of Title 54.1 “Professions and Occupations”.

It’s comprised of the following 22 sections.

§ 54.1-2962	Division of fees among physicians prohibited
§ 54.1-2962.01	Anatomic pathology services; fees
§ 54.1-2962.1	Solicitation or receipt of remuneration in exchange for referral prohibited
§ 54.1-2962.2	Physician-patient relationship; effect of certain emergency department treatment
§ 54.1-2963	Selling vitamins or food supplements in connection with a practice of the healing arts; chiropractor recommending vitamins, minerals, or food supplements
§ 54.1-2963.1	Disclosure of medical treatment options
§ 54.1-2963.2	Expired
§ 54.1-2964	Disclosure of interest in referral facilities and clinical laboratories
§ 54.1-2965	Repealed
§ 54.1-2966	Physicians reporting disabilities to aircraft pilots licensing authorities exempt from liability; testifying in certain proceedings
§ 54.1-2966.1	Repealed
§ 54.1-2967	Physicians and others rendering medical aid to report certain wounds
§ 54.1-2968	Information about certain individuals with disabilities
§ 54.1-2969	Authority to consent to surgical and medical treatment of certain minors
§ 54.1-2970	Medical treatment for certain persons incapable of giving informed consent
§ 54.1-2970.1	Individual incapable of making informed decision; procedure for physical evidence recovery kit examination; consent by minors
§ 54.1-2971	Repealed
§ 54.1-2971.01	Prescription in excess of recommended dosage in certain cases
§ 54.1-2971.1	Disclosure for certain treatment of infertility
§ 54.1-2972	When person deemed medically and legally dead; determination of death; nurses', licensed practical nurses', physician assistants', or advanced practice registered nurses' authority to pronounce death under certain circumstances
§ 54.1-2973	Persons who may authorize postmortem examination of decedent's body
§ 54.1-2973.1	Practice of laser hair removal