Virginia: Medical Malpractice – a Lawyer’s Regulation
Virginia mandates that in-patient hospitals promulgate, maintain, use, review, and revise policies and procedures. The Virginia Department of Health regulates through the Virginia Administrative Code (“VAC”), which should be admissible in medical malpractice cases. 12 VAC 5-410-200(C)(2)(a), entitled “Organization” requires: “Each hospital department and service shall...