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The methodology shall provide for, but not be limited to, comparisons of a health care provider’s performance to national and regional data, where available, and may include different methodologies and reporting requirements for the assessment of the various types of health care providers which report to it. Health care providers shall submit the data necessary for implementation of the requirements of this section pursuant to regulations of the Board. Individual health care provider filings shall be open to public inspection once they have been received pursuant to the methodology adopted by the Board as required by this section.B\n\nThe data reporting requirements of this section shall not apply to those health care providers enumerated in (iv) and (v) of the definition of health care providers set forth in § 32.1-276.3 until a strategic plan submitted pursuant to § 32.1-276.4 is approved requiring such reporting and any implementing laws and regulations take effect.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":245157,"text":"Pursuant to the contract identified in § 32.1-276.4, and consistent with recommendations set forth in strategic plans submitted and approved pursuant to § 32.1-276.4, the nonprofit organization shall administer and modify, as appropriate, the methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care providers. 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 902<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73124,"section_number":"32.1-276.8","catch_line":"Fees for processing, verification, and dissemination of data","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.8\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67276,"section_number":"32.1-276.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.3\/"},{"id":56739,"section_number":"32.1-276.4","catch_line":"Agreements for certain data services","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-276.4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204363,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67668,"identifier":"32.1-276.7","token":"32.1\/7.2\/32.1-276.7","url":"\/32.1-276.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-276.7\/","token":"32.1\/7.2\/32.1-276.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care providers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-276.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Pursuant to the contract<\/span> identified in § 32.1-276.4<\/a>, and consistent with recommendations set forth in strategic plans submitted and approved pursuant to § 32.1-276.4<\/a>, the nonprofit organization<\/span> shall administer and modify, as appropriate, the methodology to review and measure the efficiency and productivity of health care providers<\/span>. The methodology shall provide for, but not be limited to, comparisons of a health care provider<\/span>’s performance to national and regional data, where available, and may include different methodologies and reporting requirements for the assessment of the various types of health care providers<\/span> which report to it. Health care providers<\/span> shall submit the data necessary for implementation of the requirements of this section pursuant to regulations of the Board<\/span>. Individual health care provider<\/span> filings shall be open to public inspection once they have been received pursuant to the methodology adopted by the Board<\/span> as required by this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The data reporting requirements of this section shall not apply to those health care providers<\/span> enumerated in (iv) and (v) of the definition of health care providers<\/span> set forth in § 32.1-276.3<\/a> until a strategic plan submitted pursuant to § 32.1-276.4<\/a> is approved requiring such reporting and any implementing laws<\/span> and regulations take effect. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMETHODOLOGY TO REVIEW AND MEASURE THE EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF HEALTH CARE\nPROVIDERS (\u00a7 32.1-276.7)\n\nA. Pursuant to the contract identified in § 32.1-276.4, and consistent with\nrecommendations set forth in strategic plans submitted and approved pursuant to\n§ 32.1-276.4, the nonprofit organization shall administer and modify, as\nappropriate, the methodology to review and measure the efficiency and\nproductivity of health care providers. The methodology shall provide for, but\nnot be limited to, comparisons of a health care provider’s performance to\nnational and regional data, where available, and may include different\nmethodologies and reporting requirements for the assessment of the various types\nof health care providers which report to it. Health care providers shall submit\nthe data necessary for implementation of the requirements of this section\npursuant to regulations of the Board. Individual health care provider filings\nshall be open to public inspection once they have been received pursuant to the\nmethodology adopted by the Board as required by this section.\n\nB. The data reporting requirements of this section shall not apply to those\nhealth care providers enumerated in (iv) and (v) of the definition of health\ncare providers set forth in § 32.1-276.3 until a strategic plan submitted\npursuant to § 32.1-276.4 is approved requiring such reporting and any\nimplementing laws and regulations take effect.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 902.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}