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Tomorrow, the state Senate in Virginia will vote on the language below proposed in a new bill:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 54.1-2963.3 as follows:
§54.1-2963.3. Treatment of Lyme disease.
No health care provider who provides treatment for Lyme disease or other tick-borne disease in accordance with a clinical practice guideline maintained by the National Guideline Clearinghouse after obtaining informed consent, which shall include an explanation of the risks and benefits of such treatment, from the patient to whom treatment is provided shall be the subject of any disciplinary proceeding by the Board of Medicine for following such clinical practice guideline, absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.
First of all, let me say how shameful it is that we even need to ask for such a law. Really? When we are in the midst of a growing global health crisis? Continue reading
