Code of Virginia - Title 65.2 Workers' Compensation - Chapter 13 Peer Review Of Medical Costs

65.2-1300 Definitions
As used in this chapter: "Health systems area" means those cities, counties and towns in the Commonwealth that are included within the jurisdiction of the ...

65.2-1301 Statewide Coordinating Committee; membership; terms
A. The Statewide Coordinating Committee is established as an independent state committee and shall consist of nine nonlegislative citizen residents of the Commonwealth appointed by ...

65.2-1302 Compensation and expenses of members of Statewide Coordinating Committee and regional peer review c...
Each member of the Statewide Coordinating Committee and regional peer review committees shall receive for each day actually employed in the performance of his official ...

65.2-1303 Regional peer review committees
A. The Statewide Coordinating Committee shall establish a regional peer review committee in each health systems area. Each regional peer review committee shall be composed ...

65.2-1304 Utilization review program
The Statewide Coordinating Committee shall develop a utilization review program for services rendered by physicians that are paid for in whole or in part pursuant ...

65.2-1305 Peer review program
The Statewide Coordinating Committee shall develop a peer review program for services rendered by physicians that are paid for in whole or in part pursuant ...

65.2-1306 Corrective action
A. If it is determined that a physician improperly overutilized or otherwise rendered or ordered inappropriate medical treatment or services, or that the cost or ...

65.2-1307 Immunity of Committee members from liability
Every member of the Statewide Coordinating Committee and every member of a regional peer review committee, and every agent of each such committee, shall be ...

65.2-1308 Privileged communications
The provisions of Chapter 37 (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) of Title 2.2 shall not be applicable to the Statewide Coordinating Committee or any regional peer ...

65.2-1309 Employment of Committee staff; contracts for services; rules and regulations
Subject to the approval of the Commission, the Statewide Coordinating Committee shall have the authority to employ a staff and to contract with any organization ...

65.2-1310 Funding
The cost of developing and administering the utilization review program and the peer review program shall be paid pursuant to § 65.2-1007. (1980, c. 444, ...