{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2400.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2400.8","heading":"Immunity for reporting","body":"In addition to the immunity for reporting as provided by §§ 54.1-2400.6 and 54.1-2400.7, any person (i) making a report regarding the conduct or competency of a health care practitioner as required by law or regulation, (ii) making a voluntary report to the appropriate regulatory board or to the Department of Health Professions regarding the unprofessional conduct or competency of any practitioner licensed, certified, or registered by a health regulatory board, or (iii) providing information pursuant to an investigation or testifying in a judicial or administrative proceeding as a result of such reports shall be immune from any civil liability resulting therefrom unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.2004, c. 64; 2005, c. 932.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle III. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS","Chapter 24. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2400.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"702b824f2d1c2d278ee6dc6ee419d9e114a9afb9a2984403b1a76d527b6151ae","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2400.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2400.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}