Medical records; ownership; provision of copies

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2403.3
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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 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2403.3/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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