Code of Virginia § 54.1-3442.1. Definitions.
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As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:
"Investigational drug, biological product, or device" means a drug, biological product, or device that has successfully completed Phase I of a clinical trial but has not been approved for general use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and remains under investigation in a clinical trial.
"Terminal condition" means a condition caused by injury, disease, or illness from which, to a reasonable degree of medical probability, a patient cannot recover and
(i)the patient's death is imminent or
(ii)the patient is in a persistent vegetative state.
"Treating physician" means a physician who is providing or has previously provided medical treatment or evaluation to and has or previously had an ongoing treatment relationship with the person.
2015, cc. 655 , 656 .