GroundRules
18VAC85-101-163: Practitioner-patient communication
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 85. Board of Medicine
- Chapter 101. Regulations Governing the Practice of Radiologic Technology
- Part IX. Standards of Professional Conduct
A. Except as provided in § 32.1-127.1:03 F of the Code of Virginia, a practitioner shall accurately present information to a patient or a patient's legally authorized representative in understandable terms and encourage participation in decisions regarding the patient's care.
B. A practitioner shall not deliberately make a false or misleading statement regarding the practitioner's skill or the efficacy or value of a medication, treatment, or procedure prescribed or directed by the practitioner in the treatment of any disease or condition.
C. A practitioner shall refer to or consult with other health care professionals if so indicated.
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