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2011 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 54.1-2912.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 54.1-2912.3. Competency assessments of certain practitioners.
The Board shall require an assessment of the competency of any
person licensed holding an active license under this chapter on
whose behalf three separate medical malpractice judgments or medical
malpractice settlements of more than $10,000 $75,000 each are
paid within the most recent 10-year period. The assessment shall be
accomplished in 12 18 months or less by a program acceptable to
the Board. The licensee shall bear all costs of the assessment. The results of
the assessment shall be reviewed by the Board and the Board shall determine a
plan of corrective action or appropriate resolution pursuant to the assessment.
The assessment, related documents and the processes shall be governed by the
confidentiality provisions of § 54.1-2400.2 and shall not be admissible into
evidence in any medical malpractice action involving the licensee. The Board
shall report annually to the General Assembly post the
number of competency assessments undertaken on its website.