SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2013 SESSION

  • | print version

SB 997 Incapacitated persons; photographs, x-rays, etc., may be taken as part of medical evaluation, etc.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Photographs of abused, incapacitated adult. Provides that in any case of suspected abuse of an incapacitated adult, photographs, X-rays, and other medical imaging of such incapacitated adult may be taken without the consent of the person responsible for the incapacitated adult as a part of the medical evaluation of the person. Such photographs, X-rays, and other medical imaging may be introduced into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. This bill is identical to HB 2122.


FULL TEXT

HISTORY