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1999 SESSION
994227699Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 8.01-581.15 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 8.01-581.15. Limitation on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.
In any verdict returned against a health care provider in an action for
malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after October
1, 1983 July 1, 1999, which is tried by a jury or in any judgment entered
against a health care provider in such an action which is tried without a jury, the
total amount recoverable for any injury to, or death of, a patient,
exclusive of any interest awarded, shall not exceed one three million dollars,
from any one defendant. The maximum recovery limit of three million dollars
shall apply separately to each defendant other than a defendant whose liability is based
solely on vicarious liability. The maximum recovery limit of three million dollars shall
increase on an annual basis by the previous year’s increase in the “medical
care” component of the Consumer Price Index, as published
by the United States Department of Labor.
In interpreting this section, the definitions found in § 8.01-581.1 shall be applicable.