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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65425</law_id><section_number>38.2-5020.1</section_number><catch_line>Credits against malpractice insurance premiums</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-5004.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="50">Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> issuing or issuing for delivery in the Commonwealth any personal injury liability policy which provides medical malpractice liability coverage for the obstetrical practice of any <span class="dictionary">participating physician</span> under this chapter shall provide a credit on such physician&#x2019;s annual medical malpractice liability <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> premium in an amount that will produce premiums that are neither inadequate, excessive nor unfairly discriminatory, as required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rate standards" href="/38.2-1904/">38.2-1904</a>, and as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. <a id="paragraph-237875" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5020.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> issuing or issuing for delivery in the Commonwealth any personal injury liability policy which provides medical malpractice liability coverage for the obstetrical services of any <span class="dictionary">participating hospital</span> under this chapter shall provide a credit on such hospital&#x2019;s annual medical malpractice liability <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> premium in an amount that will produce premiums that are neither inadequate, excessive nor unfairly discriminatory, as required by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rate standards" href="/38.2-1904/">38.2-1904</a>, and as determined by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. <a id="paragraph-237876" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5020.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1990, c. 498.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
