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On petition of any person to the circuit court of the county or city in which\nany patient resides or is located for whom health care will be or is currently\nbeing provided, continued, withheld, or withdrawn pursuant to this article, the\ncourt may enjoin such action upon finding by a preponderance of the evidence\nthat the action is not lawfully authorized by this article or by other state or\nfederal law.\n\nB. Nothing in this article shall limit the ability of any person to petition and\nobtain a court order for health care, including mental health treatment\nauthorized by Chapter 8 (\u00a7 37.2-800 et seq.) of Title 37.2, of any patient\npursuant to any other existing law in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, cc. 211, 268."}