CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEDICAL RECORDS; OWNERSHIP; PROVISION OF COPIES (§ 54.1-2403.3)

Medical records maintained by any health care provider as defined in §
32.1-127.1:03 shall be the property of such health care provider or, in the case
of a health care provider employed by another health care provider, the property
of the employer. Such health care provider shall release copies of any such
medical records in compliance with § 32.1-127.1:03 or § 8.01-413, if the
request is made for purposes of litigation, or as otherwise provided by state or
federal law.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 754; 1997, c. 682; 1998, c. 470.