20-124.6 - Access to minor's records. - Virginia Statutes

§ 20-124.6. Access to minor's records.

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither parent, regardless ofwhether such parent has custody, shall be denied access to the academic orhealth records of that parent's minor child unless otherwise ordered by thecourt for good cause shown or pursuant to subsection B.

B. In the case of health records, access may also be denied if the minor'streating physician or the minor's treating clinical psychologist has made apart of the minor's record a written statement that, in the exercise of hisprofessional judgment, the furnishing to or review by the requesting parentof such health records would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harmto the minor or another person. If a health care entity denies a parentalrequest for access to, or copies of, a minor's health record, the health careentity denying the request shall comply with the provisions of subsection Fof § 32.1-127.1:03. The minor or his parent, either or both, shall have theright to have the denial reviewed as specified in subsection F of §32.1-127.1:03 to determine whether to make the minor's health recordavailable to the requesting parent.

C. For the purposes of this section, the meaning of the term "healthrecord" or the plural thereof and the term "health care entity" shall beas defined in subsection B of § 32.1-127.1:03.

(1994, c. 769; 2000, c. 485; 2005, cc. 181, 227.)