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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 85. Board of Medicine
Chapter 110. Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Acupuncturists
7/26/2025

18VAC85-110-176. Patient records.

A. Practitioners shall comply with the provisions of § 32.1-127.1:03 of the Code of Virginia related to the confidentiality and disclosure of patient records.

B. Practitioners shall properly manage patient records and shall maintain timely, accurate, legible, and complete patient records.

C. Practitioners shall maintain a patient record in accordance with policies and procedures of the employing entity. In the event the practitioner is a sole proprietor, the practitioner shall develop policies for maintenance of patient records and adhere to those policies.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 1, eff. October 19, 2005; amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 20, eff. July 3, 2025.

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