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2000 SESSION


CHAPTER 455
An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-368.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to review by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
[H 1395]
Approved April 4, 2000

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 19.2-368.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 19.2-368.7. Review by Commission.

A. The claimant may, within twenty forty-five days from the date of the report, apply in writing to the Commission for review of the decision by the full Commission. The Commission may extend the time for filing under this section, upon good cause shown, for a period not to exceed two years from the date of the occurrence.

B. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection A of this section, or upon its own motion, the Commission shall review the record and affirm or modify the decision of the person to whom the claim was assigned. The action of the Commission in affirming or modifying such decision shall be final. If the Commission receives no application pursuant to subsection A of this section, or takes no action upon its own motion, the decision of the person to whom the claim was assigned shall become the final decision of the Commission.

C. The Commission shall promptly notify the claimant and the Comptroller of the final decision of the Commission and furnish each with a copy of the report setting forth the decision.