2006 Code of Virginia § 54.1-2992 - Preservation of existing rights
54.1-2992. Preservation of existing rights.
The provisions of this article are cumulative with existing law regarding anindividual's right to consent or refuse to consent to medical treatment andshall not impair any existing rights or responsibilities which a health careprovider, a patient, including a minor or incapacitated patient, or apatient's family may have in regard to the providing, withholding orwithdrawal of life-prolonging medical procedures under the common law orstatutes of the Commonwealth; however, this section shall not be construed toauthorize violations of 54.1-2990.
(1983, c. 532, 54-325.8:12; 1988, c. 765; 1992, cc. 748, 772; 1997, c. 801;2000, cc. 590, 598.)
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