GroundRules
18VAC85-120-157: Practitioner-patient communication
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 85. Board of Medicine
- Chapter 120. Regulations Governing the Licensure of Athletic Trainers
- Part V. 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 his 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 provided or directed by the practitioner in the treatment of any disease or condition.
C. Practitioners shall adhere to requirements of § 32.1-162.18 of the Code of Virginia for obtaining informed consent from patients prior to involving them as subjects in human research with the exception of retrospective chart reviews.
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