Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act

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This is Chapter 50 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act.” It is part of Title 38.2 “Insurance”.

It’s comprised of the following 29 sections.

§ 38.2-5000	Short title
§ 38.2-5001	Definitions
§ 38.2-5002	Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; exclusive remedy; exception
§ 38.2-5002.1	Representation by Office of Attorney General; applicability of Public Procurement Act, Freedom of Information Act, and Administrative Process Act
§ 38.2-5002.2	Confidentiality of certain information; penalty
§ 38.2-5003	Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission authorized to hear and determine claims
§ 38.2-5004	Filing of claims; review by Board of Medicine; review by Department of Health; filing of responses; medical records
§ 38.2-5004.1	Notification of possible beneficiaries
§ 38.2-5005	Tolling of statute of limitations
§ 38.2-5006	Hearing; parties
§ 38.2-5007	Interrogatories and depositions
§ 38.2-5008	Determination of claims; presumption; finding of Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission binding on participants; medical advisory panel
§ 38.2-5008.1	Right to confront and cross-examine witnesses
§ 38.2-5009	Commission awards for birth-related neurological injuries; notice of award
§ 38.2-5009.1	Infants dying shortly after birth
§ 38.2-5010	Rehearing on Commission determination or award
§ 38.2-5011	Conclusiveness of determination or award; appeal
§ 38.2-5012	Enforcement, etc., of orders and awards
§ 38.2-5013	Limitation on claims
§ 38.2-5014	Scope
§ 38.2-5015	Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund; assets of the Fund; audit
§ 38.2-5016	Board of directors; appointment; vacancies; term; list of Program claimants
§ 38.2-5016.1	Investment strategy advice; expected returns
§ 38.2-5017	Plan of operation
§ 38.2-5018	Assessments to be held in restricted cash account
§ 38.2-5019	Repealed
§ 38.2-5020	Assessments
§ 38.2-5020.1	Credits against malpractice insurance premiums
§ 38.2-5021	Actuarial investigation, valuations, gain/loss analysis; notice if assessments prove insufficient