Bill Text: VA SB185 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Physician assistant; expert witness testimony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361) [SB185 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-SB185-Chaptered.html
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 8.01-401.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §8.01-401.2. Chiropractor or physician assistant as expert witness. A. A doctor of chiropractic, when properly qualified, may testify as an expert witness in a court of law as to etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, treatment plan, and disability, including anatomical, physiological, and pathological considerations within the scope of the practice of chiropractic as defined in §54.1-2900. B. A physician assistant, when properly qualified, may testify as an expert witness in a court of law as to etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, treatment plan, and disability, including anatomical, physiological, and pathological considerations within the scope of his activities as authorized pursuant to §54.1-2952. However, no physician assistant shall be permitted to testify as an expert witness for or against (i) a defendant doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine in a medical malpractice action regarding the standard of care of a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine or (ii) a defendant health care provider in a medical malpractice action regarding causation. |
