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1999 SESSION

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CHAPTER 651 An Act to amend and reenact § 54.1-2939 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain outpatient surgical services. [H 1534] Approved March 28, 1999

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 54.1-2939 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 54.1-2939. Surgery by podiatrists on patients under general anesthesia limited.

Podiatrists shall not perform surgery on patients under a general anesthetic except in a hospital approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals and Health Care Organizations or in an ambulatory surgery center approved by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, Inc., or the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. Podiatrists shall perform such surgery only to the extent permitted by this chapter and the rules of such hospital.