Workers' compensation; employer liability for medical services. (SB367)

Introduced By

Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Workers' compensation; medical services.  Limits the liability of an employer for certain costs of an employee's surgical procedures in connection with an award under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. If more than one covered surgical procedure is performed during an operative session, the employer's liability shall be based on the applicable prevailing community rate for the procedure that has the highest prevailing community rate and one-half of the prevailing community rate for other covered surgical procedures performed. If a physician serves as an assistant-at-surgery, the employer's pecuniary liability for the service is capped at 20 percent of the prevailing community rate payable to the primary surgeon. If a nonphysician serves as an assistant-at-surgery, the employer's pecuniary liability for the service is capped at 10 percent of the prevailing community rate payable to the primary surgeon. If a health care provider renders covered medical services to an injured worker in another state, the provider will be reimbursed in accordance with that state's workers' compensation fee schedule if the state has such a schedule or at the prevailing community rate if the state does not have such a schedule. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10101326D
01/12/2010Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/21/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB367)
02/15/2010Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Subject matter referred by letter to the VA Workers' Compensation Commission
03/08/2010Pusuant to Senate Rule 20(L)
03/08/2010Subject matter referred by letter to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
03/08/2010Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(L)