{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2403.3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2403.3","heading":"Medical records; ownership; provision of copies","body":"Medical records maintained by any health care provider as defined in § 32.1-127.1:03 shall be the property of such health care provider or, in the case of a health care provider employed by another health care provider, the property of the employer. Such health care provider shall release copies of any such medical records in compliance with § 32.1-127.1:03 or § 8.01-413, if the request is made for purposes of litigation, or as otherwise provided by state or federal law.1995, c. 754; 1997, c. 682; 1998, c. 470.","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/54.1-2403.3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"2920c0eb29921a11a8abe7bcb1a67cef8a6f164b057722274292bdb252c06301","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2403.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}