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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 medical malpractice judgments or medical malpractice
settlements of more than $10,000 $75,000 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.