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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Until its repeal by the General Assembly in 2016, the
Commission administered the Medical Cost Peer Review
Program in accordance with Va. Code §§ 65.2-1300 et seq.
Initially enacted in 1980, the program was based on informal
hearings before committees of physicians who were
themselves active in providing treatment for injured workers.
The program was under the direction of a nine-member
Statewide Coordinating Committee whose members were
appointed by the legislature. The Statewide Coordinating
Committee included five physicians as well as a representative
from each of the following groups: employers, employees,
hospitals, and the insurance industry. Each physician
member also served as the chairman of the regional peer
review committee in one of the five designated health systems
areas in Virginia.
Each regional committee also had an additional four physician
members who were appointed by the Statewide Coordinating
Committee based on recommendations from the Medical
Society of Virginia.
Medical Cost Peer Review Program
The Second Injury Fund is maintained and administered in
accordance with Va. Code §§ 65.2-1100 et seq. Initially
enacted in 1975, the Second Injury Fund is used to alleviate
some of the expenses employers who hire partially disabled
workers will face if an accident occurs that causes one of
these individuals to suffer a second and permanent disabling
injury. This fund also pays compensation and medical
benefits, but on a pro-rated basis, and with a $7,500 limit
on medical benefits.
Second Injury Fund
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programs are administered by VWC
VWC Programs
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