§ 54.1-2959. Supervised training programs; students enrolled in schools of medicine allowed to engage in certai...
A. Students enrolled in schools of medicine may (i) participate in preceptorship programs which are a part of the training program of the medical school; or (ii) practice in clinics, hospitals, educational institutions, private medical offices or other health facilities, in a program approved by the school, under the direct tutorial supervision of a licensed physician who holds an appointment on the faculty of a school of medicine approved by the Board.
B. Students participating in a course of professional instruction or clinical training program shall not perform a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or unconscious female patient unless the patient or her authorized agent gives informed consent to such examination, the performance of such examination is within the scope of care ordered for the patient, or in the case of a patient incapable of giving informed consent, the examination is necessary for diagnosis or treatment of such patient.
(1984, c. 710, § 54-276.7:2; 1988, c. 765; 2007, c. 678.)
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