18 Va. Admin. Code § 85-20-29

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024

Section 18VAC85-20-29 - Practitioner responsibility

A. A practitioner shall not:

1. Knowingly allow subordinates to jeopardize patient safety or provide patient care outside of the subordinate's scope of practice or area of responsibility. Practitioners shall delegate patient care only to subordinates who are properly trained and supervised;

2. Engage in an egregious pattern of disruptive behavior or an interaction in a health care setting that interferes with patient care or could reasonably be expected to adversely impact the quality of care rendered to a patient;

3. Exploit the practitioner and patient relationship for personal gain; or

4. Engage in conversion therapy with a person younger than 18 years of age.

B. Advocating for patient safety or improvement in patient care within a health care entity shall not constitute disruptive behavior provided the practitioner does not engage in behavior prohibited in subdivision A 2 of this section.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 85-20-29

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 1, eff. October 19, 2005; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 24, eff. 9/16/2019; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 10, eff. 2/2/2022.

Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.