                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BIENNIAL PEER-REVIEWED STUDIES (§ 65.2-605.2)

A. 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&#8217;s workers&#8217; compensation
system and workers&#8217; compensation medical costs compare with (i) those of
other states&#8217; systems and (ii) previous workers&#8217; compensation
medical benchmarks studies conducted in Virginia. Such studies shall also review
the status of access to medical services under Virginia&#8217;s workers&#8217;
compensation system.

B. The Commission shall pay for the studies conducted pursuant to subsection A
through revenues generated pursuant to the administrative tax assessed pursuant
to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 65.2-1000 et seq.) and deposited in the fund established
pursuant to &#xA7; 65.2-1007.

HISTORY: 2016, cc. 279, 290.