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1999 SESSION
992268699Be 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 $1.5 million dollars. The maximum
recovery limit of $1.5 million shall increase on an annual basis by $50,000. This increase in the maximum limit recovery
shall expire on July 1, 2009.
In interpreting this section, the definitions found in § 8.01-581.1 shall be applicable.