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Such studies shall also review the status of access to medical services under Virginia’s workers’ compensation system.B\n\nThe Commission shall pay for the studies conducted pursuant to subsection A through revenues generated pursuant to the administrative tax assessed pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 65.2-1000 et seq.) and deposited in the fund established pursuant to § 65.2-1007.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269221,"text":"The Commission shall have a peer-reviewed study conducted every two years commencing in 2016 by a reputable independent, not-for-profit research organization to determine how Virginia’s workers’ compensation system and workers’ compensation medical costs compare with (i) those of other states’ systems and (ii) previous workers’ compensation medical benchmarks studies conducted in Virginia. 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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 279<\/a> and 290<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72546,"section_number":"65.2-1000","catch_line":"Tax for administrative fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-1000\/"},{"id":73044,"section_number":"65.2-1007","catch_line":"Disposition of fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-1007\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276573,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74938,"identifier":"65.2-605.2","token":"65.2\/6\/65.2-605.2","url":"\/65.2-605.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-605.2\/","token":"65.2\/6\/65.2-605.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Biennial peer-reviewed studies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-605.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall have a peer-reviewed study conducted every two years commencing in 2016 by a reputable independent, not-for-profit research organization to determine how Virginia’s workers’ compensation system and workers’ compensation medical costs compare with (i) those of other states’ systems and (ii) previous workers’ compensation medical benchmarks studies conducted in Virginia. Such studies shall also review the status of access to medical services under Virginia’s workers’ compensation system. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall pay for the studies conducted pursuant to subsection A through revenues generated pursuant to the administrative tax assessed pursuant to Chapter 10 (§ 65.2-1000<\/a> et seq.) and deposited in the fund established pursuant to § 65.2-1007<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBIENNIAL PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES (\u00a7 65.2-605.2)\n\nA. The Commission shall have a peer-reviewed study conducted every two years\ncommencing in 2016 by a reputable independent, not-for-profit research\norganization to determine how Virginia’s workers’ compensation\nsystem and workers’ compensation medical costs compare with (i) those of\nother states’ systems and (ii) previous workers’ compensation\nmedical benchmarks studies conducted in Virginia. Such studies shall also review\nthe status of access to medical services under Virginia’s workers’\ncompensation system.\n\nB. The Commission shall pay for the studies conducted pursuant to subsection A\nthrough revenues generated pursuant to the administrative tax assessed pursuant\nto Chapter 10 (§ 65.2-1000 et seq.) and deposited in the fund established\npursuant to § 65.2-1007.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, cc. 279, 290.","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}}