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2005 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1556
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice
on February 4, 2005)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Purkey)
A BILL to require the Board of Medicine to inform its licensees about immunity for services to patients of free clinics. 

Whereas, the Board of Medicine is a valuable source of information regarding aspects of medical practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  § 1. Notification to licensees of the Board of Medicine about immunity for health care services to patients of free clinics.

The Board of Medicine shall provide to its licensees a full description of the protection from civil liability established pursuant to § 54.1-106.  Such description shall explain the coverage available under the Division of Risk Management pursuant to subsection B of § 54.1-106.