Virginia Code 32.1-134.2: Clinical privileges for certain practitioners
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The grant or denial of clinical privileges to licensed podiatrists and certified nurse midwives licensed as advanced practice registered nurses pursuant to § 54.1-2957 by any hospital licensed in this Commonwealth, and the determination by the hospital of the scope of such privileges, shall be based upon such practitioner’s professional license, experience, competence, ability, and judgment, and the reasonable objectives and regulations of the hospital in which such privileges are sought.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-134.2
- Hospital: means any facility licensed pursuant to this article in which the primary function is the provision of diagnosis, of treatment, and of medical and nursing services, surgical or nonsurgical, for two or more nonrelated individuals, including hospitals known by varying nomenclature or designation such as children's hospitals, sanatoriums, sanitariums and general, acute, rehabilitation, chronic disease, short-term, long-term, outpatient surgical, and inpatient or outpatient maternity hospitals. See Virginia Code 32.1-123
Code 1950, § 32-301.1; 1979, c. 40; 1992, c. 452; 2023, c. 183.