Virginia § 32.1-137.12 Emergencies; extensions; access to and confidentiality of patient-specific medical records and information

Virginia Statutes

§ 32.1-137.12 — Emergencies; extensions; access to and confidentiality of patient-specific medical records and information

Virginia § 32.1-137.12

Title 32.1HEALTH

Ch. 5REGULATION OF MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Art. 1.2UTILIZATION REVIEW STANDARDS AND APPEALS

This text of Virginia § 32.1-137.12 (Emergencies; extensions; access to and confidentiality of patient-specific medical records and information) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-137.12 (2026).

Text

A.For emergency health care, authorization may be requested by the covered person, his representative, or his provider either within forty-eight hours of or by the end of the first business day following the rendering of the emergency health care, whichever is later.

B.An entity shall promptly review a request from the covered person, his representative, or his provider for an extension of the original approved duration of health care or hospitalization. If the entity fails to confirm that termination of health care or hospitalization will occur on the original date authorized, the entity shall review retrospectively whether the extension of health care or hospitalization was medically appropriate.

C.Each entity shall have reasonable access to patient-specific medical records and info

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A. For emergency health care, authorization may be requested by the covered person, his representative, or his provider either within forty-eight hours of or by the end of the first business day following the rendering of the emergency health care, whichever is later.

B. An entity shall promptly review a request from the covered person, his representative, or his provider for an extension of the original approved duration of health care or hospitalization. If the entity fails to confirm that termination of health care or hospitalization will occur on the original date authorized, the entity shall review retrospectively whether the extension of health care or hospitalization was medically appropriate.

C. Each entity shall have reasonable access to patient-specific medical records and information.