Code of Virginia - Title 54.1 Professions And Occupations - Section 54.1-2939 Surgery by podiatrists on patients under general anesthesia limited

§ 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 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.

(1977, c. 127, § 54-275.2; 1988, c. 765; 1999, c. 651.)

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