{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac85-50-175","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC85-50-175","heading":"Confidentiality","body":"A. A practitioner shall not willfully or negligently breach the confidentiality between a practitioner and a patient. A breach of confidentiality that is required or permitted by applicable law or beyond the control of the practitioner shall not be considered negligent or willful.\n\nB. Unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information received from the Prescription Monitoring Program shall be grounds for disciplinary action.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 85. Board of Medicine","Chapter 50. Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants","Part VI. Standards of Professional Conduct"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency85/chapter50/section175/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:46Z","sha256":"e93631fcc9f8f4cbbf312eadb32e66abe0017795730fb9886b31b282ebf04555","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac85-50-160","next":"us-va/18vac85-50-176"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}