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Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity; civil penalty (§ 54.1-111)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
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§ 54.1-111 Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity; . . .
§ 54.1-111
Unlawful acts; prosecution; proceedings in equity; civil penalty
9. Refusing to process a request, tendered in accordance with the regulations of the relevant health regulatory board or applicable statutory law, for patient records or prescription dispensing records after the closing of a business or professional practice or the transfer of ownership of a business or professional practice.Any person who willfully engages in any unlawful act enumerated in this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The third or any subsequent conviction for violating this section during a 36-month period shall constitute a Class 6 felony. In addition, any person convicted of any unlawful act enumerated in subdivision 1 through 8 of this subsection, for conduct that is within the purview of any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, may be ordered by the court to pay restitution in accordance with §§ 19.2-305 through 19.2-305.4.
B. In addition to the criminal penalties provided for in subsection A, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions, without compliance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of subsection A and may institute proceedings in equity to enjoin any person, partnership, corporation or any other entity from engaging in any unlawful act enumerated in this section and to recover a civil penalty of at least $ 200 but not more than $ 5,000 per violation, with each unlawful act constituting a separate violation; but in no event shall the civil penalties against any one person, partnership, corporation or other entity exceed $ 25,000 per year. Such proceedings shall be brought in the name of the Commonwealth by the appropriate Department in the circuit court or general district court of the city or county in which the unlawful act occurred or in which the defendant resides.
C. This section shall not be construed to prohibit or prevent the owner of patient records from (i) retaining copies of his patient records or prescription dispensing records after the closing of a business or professional practice or the transfer of ownership of a business or professional practice or (ii) charging a reasonable fee, in accordance with subsections A and B of § 8.01-413 or subsection J of § 32.1-127.1:03, for copies of patient records, as applicable under the circumstances.
1979, c. 408, § 54-1.20; 1988, c. 765; 1993, cc. 129, 499; 1998, c. 470; 2001, c. 544; 2003, cc. 753, 762; 2004, c. 49; 2005, cc. 398, 642, 697; 2008, c. 358.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 54.1-111 on the official Code of Virginia website.
Greenwald Cassell v. Dept. of Commerce (COA, 10/06/92)
. . . decision. The Department concedes that Code § 54.1-111 "constitutes the Department's sole . . .
Harrison & Bates, Inc. v. LSR CORP. (SCV, 11/10/89)
. . . under Code § 54-1.20(A)(4) (Repl.Vol.1982) (now § 54.1-111(A)(4)). Yet, LSR claims compensation . . .
. . . issued by the Board of Medicine." Code § 54.1-111(A) also states: . . .
Morlang v. Cox (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 05/20/98)
. . . without a state license under Virginia Code § 54.1-111. . . .
Smith v. Com. (COA, 03/06/12)
. . . license in violation of Virginia Code Section 54.1-111." The record contains the certified orders . . .
Richard Weidman v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 01/08/15)
. . . to criminal penalties. See id. § 54.1-111 (making a violation a . . .
§ 54.1-2346 License required; certification of employees; renewal; provisional license
§ 54.1-3434.01 Notice of pharmacy closing; change of ownership; penalty
§ 54.1-402.2 Cease and desist orders for unlicensed activity; civil penalty
§ 54.1-405 Examinations and issuance of licenses and certificates
§ 54.1-406 License required
§ 54.1-409 Practice of landscape architecture; license required
§ 54.1-517.1 (Repealed effective July 1, 2017) Applicability
§ 54.1-917 Enforcement of suspension