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(ii) reimbursement of reasonable medical expenses on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of this section, provided the second injury is to the same previously impaired member but such reimbursement shall not exceed $7,500; and (iii) reimbursement of reasonable vocational rehabilitation training service on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of this section but said reimbursement not to exceed $7,500.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":213719,"text":"Upon a determination by the Commission that an employer or carrier has paid compensation, medical expenses or vocational rehabilitation services on behalf of an employee under circumstances as set forth under \u00a7 65.2-1103 and if notice of a claim against the Second Injury Fund was given prior to payment of the benefits, the Commission shall enter an award from the Second Injury Fund in favor of such employer or carrier for: (i) reimbursement on a pro rata basis of the compensation paid for further disability as set forth in clause (v) of \u00a7 65.2-1103, such prorating to be computed according to the number of weeks each impairment is allowed under the schedule in \u00a7 65.2-503; (ii) reimbursement of reasonable medical expenses on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of this section, provided the second injury is to the same previously impaired member but such reimbursement shall not exceed $7,500; and (iii) reimbursement of reasonable vocational rehabilitation training service on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of this section but said reimbursement not to exceed $7,500.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14105,"edition_id":1,"name":"Second Injury Fund","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13199,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","permalink":{"id":276193,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14105,"identifier":"11","token":"65.2\/11","url":"\/65.2\/11\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13199,"edition_id":1,"name":"Workers' Compensation","identifier":"65.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":276115,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13199,"identifier":"65.2","token":"65.2","url":"\/65.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":75900,"structure_id":14105,"section_number":"65.2-1100","catch_line":"Fund created","url":"\/65.2-1100\/","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1100","metadata":false},{"id":59879,"structure_id":14105,"section_number":"65.2-1101","catch_line":"Funding","url":"\/65.2-1101\/","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1101","metadata":false},{"id":84351,"structure_id":14105,"section_number":"65.2-1102","catch_line":"Disability defined","url":"\/65.2-1102\/","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1102","metadata":false},{"id":55236,"structure_id":14105,"section_number":"65.2-1103","catch_line":"When awards entered","url":"\/65.2-1103\/","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1103","metadata":false},{"id":58357,"structure_id":14105,"section_number":"65.2-1104","catch_line":"Award for compensation, medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation","url":"\/65.2-1104\/","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1104","metadata":false},{"id":75468,"structure_id":14105,"section_number":"65.2-1105","catch_line":"Payments by fraud, mistake or improper processing of claim; 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 599 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. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":55236,"section_number":"65.2-1103","catch_line":"When awards entered","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-1103\/"},{"id":65657,"section_number":"65.2-503","catch_line":"Permanent loss","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-503\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58357,"identifier":"65.2-1104","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1104","url":"\/65.2-1104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-1104\/","token":"65.2\/11\/65.2-1104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Award for compensation, medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-1104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon a determination by the Commission<\/span> that an employer<\/span> or carrier has paid compensation, medical expenses or vocational rehabilitation services on behalf of an employee under circumstances as set forth under \u00a7 65.2-1103<\/a> and if notice of a claim against the Second Injury<\/span> Fund was given prior to payment of the benefits, the Commission<\/span> shall enter an award<\/span> from the Second Injury<\/span> Fund in favor of such employer<\/span> or carrier for: (i) reimbursement on a pro rata basis of the compensation paid for further disability as set forth in clause (v) of \u00a7 65.2-1103<\/a>, such prorating to be computed according to the number of weeks each impairment is allowed under the schedule in \u00a7 65.2-503<\/a>; (ii) reimbursement of reasonable medical expenses on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of this section, provided the second injury<\/span> is to the same previously impaired member but such reimbursement shall not exceed $7,500; and (iii) reimbursement of reasonable vocational rehabilitation training service on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of this section but said reimbursement not to exceed $7,500.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAWARD FOR COMPENSATION, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (\u00a7\n65.2-1104)\n\nUpon a determination by the Commission that an employer or carrier has paid\ncompensation, medical expenses or vocational rehabilitation services on behalf\nof an employee under circumstances as set forth under \u00a7 65.2-1103 and if notice\nof a claim against the Second Injury Fund was given prior to payment of the\nbenefits, the Commission shall enter an award from the Second Injury Fund in\nfavor of such employer or carrier for: (i) reimbursement on a pro rata basis of\nthe compensation paid for further disability as set forth in clause (v) of \u00a7\n65.2-1103, such prorating to be computed according to the number of weeks each\nimpairment is allowed under the schedule in \u00a7 65.2-503; (ii) reimbursement of\nreasonable medical expenses on the same basis as set forth in subdivision (i) of\nthis section, provided the second injury is to the same previously impaired\nmember but such reimbursement shall not exceed $7,500; and (iii) reimbursement\nof reasonable vocational rehabilitation training service on the same basis as\nset forth in subdivision (i) of this section but said reimbursement not to\nexceed $7,500.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 599, \u00a7 65.1-142.1; 1991, c. 355.","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}}