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- Repealed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