Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill SB904 Compare Versions

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1	1	2025 SESSION
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3	3	INTRODUCED
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7	7	SENATE BILL NO. 904
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9	9	Offered January 8, 2025
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11	11	Prefiled January 5, 2025
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13	13	A BILL to amend and reenact 8.01-581.15 of the Code of Virginia, relating to medical malpractice; limitation on recovery; certain actions.
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21	21	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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25	25	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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27	27	1. That 8.01-581.15 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
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29	29	8.01-581.15. Limitation on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.
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31	31	In A. Except as provided in subsection B, any verdict returned against a health care provider in an action for malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after August 1, 1999, which is tried by a jury or in any judgment entered against a health care provider in such an action which is tried without a jury, the total amount recoverable for any injury to, or death of, a patient shall not exceed the following, corresponding amount:
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35	35	August 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000 $1.50 million
36	36	July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001 $1.55 million
37	37	July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002 $1.60 million
38	38	July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003 $1.65 million
39	39	July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004 $1.70 million
40	40	July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005 $1.75 million
41	41	July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006 $1.80 million
42	42	July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007 $1.85 million
43	43	July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008 $1.925 million
44	44	July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2012 $2.00 million
45	45	July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013 $2.05 million
46	46	July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014 $2.10 million
47	47	July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015 $2.15 million
48	48	July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016 $2.20 million
49	49	July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017 $2.25 million
50	50	July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018 $2.30 million
51	51	July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019 $2.35 million
52	52	July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020 $2.40 million
53	53	July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021 $2.45 million
54	54	July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022 $2.50 million
55	55	July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023 $2.55 million
56	56	July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024 $2.60 million
57	57	July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 $2.65 million
58	58	July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 $2.70 million
59	59	July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 $2.75 million
60	60	July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028 $2.80 million
61	61	July 1, 2028, through June 30, 2029 $2.85 million
62	62	July 1, 2029, through June 30, 2030 $2.90 million
63	63	July 1, 2030, through June 30, 2031 $2.95 million
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65	65	August 1, 1999, through June 30, 2000
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67	67	$1.50 million
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69	69	July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001
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71	71	$1.55 million
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73	73	July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2002
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75	75	$1.60 million
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77	77	July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003
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79	79	$1.65 million
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81	81	July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004
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83	83	$1.70 million
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85	85	July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005
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87	87	$1.75 million
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89	89	July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006
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91	91	$1.80 million
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93	93	July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007
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95	95	$1.85 million
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97	97	July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008
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99	99	$1.925 million
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101	101	July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2012
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103	103	$2.00 million
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105	105	July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013
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107	107	$2.05 million
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109	109	July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014
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111	111	$2.10 million
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113	113	July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015
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115	115	$2.15 million
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117	117	July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016
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119	119	$2.20 million
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121	121	July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017
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123	123	$2.25 million
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125	125	July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018
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127	127	$2.30 million
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129	129	July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019
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131	131	$2.35 million
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133	133	July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020
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135	135	$2.40 million
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137	137	July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021
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139	139	$2.45 million
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141	141	July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022
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143	143	$2.50 million
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145	145	July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023
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147	147	$2.55 million
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149	149	July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024
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151	151	$2.60 million
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153	153	July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025
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155	155	$2.65 million
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157	157	July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026
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159	159	$2.70 million
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161	161	July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027
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163	163	$2.75 million
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165	165	July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028
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167	167	$2.80 million
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169	169	July 1, 2028, through June 30, 2029
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171	171	$2.85 million
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173	173	July 1, 2029, through June 30, 2030
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175	175	$2.90 million
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177	177	July 1, 2030, through June 30, 2031
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179	179	$2.95 million
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181	181	In any verdict returned against a health care provider in an action for malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after July 1, 2031, which is tried by a jury or in any judgment entered against a health care provider in such an action which is tried without a jury, the total amount recoverable for any injury to, or death of, a patient shall not exceed $3 million. Each annual increase shall apply to the act or acts of malpractice occurring on or after the effective date of the increase.
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183	183	Where the act or acts of malpractice occurred prior to August 1, 1999, the total amount recoverable for any injury to, or death of, a patient shall not exceed the limitation on recovery set forth in this statute as it was in effect when the act or acts of malpractice occurred.
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185	185	B. The limitations provided by subsection A shall not apply to any verdict returned against a health care provider in an action for malpractice where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after July 1, 2025, and occurred against a patient age 10 or younger.
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187	187	C. In interpreting this section, the definitions found in 8.01-581.1 shall be applicable.