Transfer of patient by physician who refuses to comply with advance directive or health care decision

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2987
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An attending physician who refuses to comply with (i) a patient's advance directive or (ii) the health care decision of a patient's agent or (iii) the health care decision of an authorized person pursuant to § 54.1-2986 shall make a reasonable effort to transfer the patient to another physician and shall comply with § 54.1-2990 . This section shall apply even if the attending physician determines the health care requested to be medically or ethically inappropriate. 1983, c. 532, § 54-325.8:7; 1988, c. 765; 1992, cc. 748, 772; 2000, cc. 590 , 598 ; 2009, cc. 211 , 268 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2987/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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