Virginia Code 54.1-2979: No liability for nonnegligent performance of operation
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Subject to the rules of law applicable generally to negligence, no physician licensed by the Board of Medicine shall be either civilly or criminally liable by reason of having performed a vasectomy, salpingectomy, or other surgical sexual sterilization procedure upon any person in this Commonwealth as authorized by this article.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 54.1-2979
- Board: means the Board of Medicine. See Virginia Code 54.1-2900
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
1981, c. 454, § 54-325.14; 1988, c. 765.