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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54970</law_id><section_number>38.2-2228.2</section_number><catch_line>Certain medical malpractice claims to be reported to the Commission</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="22">Liability Insurance Policies</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>All medical malpractice claims settled or adjudicated to final <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> against a <span class="dictionary">person</span>, corporation, firm, or entity providing health care, and any such claim closed without payment during each calendar year shall be reported annually to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> by the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> of the health care provider. The reports shall not identify the parties. The report shall <span class="dictionary">state</span> the following data, to the extent applicable, in a format prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The nature of the claim and <span class="dictionary">damages</span> asserted; <a id="paragraph-201654" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The principal medical and legal <span class="dictionary">issues</span>; <a id="paragraph-201655" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Attorneys&#x2019; fees and expenses paid in connection with the claim or defense, to the extent these amounts are known; <a id="paragraph-201656" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Attorneys&#x2019; fees and expenses reserved in connection with the claim or defense; <a id="paragraph-201657" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> The amount of the <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> or <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> awarded to the claimant to the extent this amount is known; <a id="paragraph-201658" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> The specialty of each health care provider; <a id="paragraph-201659" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> The date the claim was reported to the <span class="dictionary">company</span>; <a id="paragraph-201660" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="8"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> The date the loss occurred; <a id="paragraph-201661" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="9"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> The date the claim was closed; <a id="paragraph-201662" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="10"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> The date and amount of the initial reserve; <a id="paragraph-201663" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="11"><p><span class="prefix-number">11.</span> The amount of loss paid by the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> if different from the amount of <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> or <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> awarded to the claimant; and <a id="paragraph-201664" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#11"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="12"><p><span class="prefix-number">12.</span> Any other pertinent information the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may require as is consistent with the provisions of this section.
			The report shall include a statistical summary of the information collected in addition to an individual report on each claim. The report shall be submitted in an electronic format. Statistical summaries and individual closed claim reports shall be a matter of public record, except that data reported under item 10 shall, at the request of the reporting <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>, not be disclosed in the public record.
			The report shall be filed electronically by July 1 of the year following the applicable calendar year; however, a report with data for calendar years 2002, 2003, and 2004 shall be filed by September 1, 2005. <a id="paragraph-201665" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-2228.2/#12"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2005, cc. 649, 692.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
