No independent review organization or clinical reviewer working on behalf of an independent review organization or an employee, agent, or contractor of an independent review organization shall be liable in damages to any person for any opinions rendered or acts or omissions performed within the scope of the organization's or person's duties under the law during or upon completion of an external review, unless the opinion was rendered or act or omission performed in bad faith or involved gross negligence.
2011, c. 788.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 35.1 - Health Carrier Internal Appeal Process and External Review
§ 38.2-3558. Health carrier's internal appeal process
§ 38.2-3559. Notice of right to external review
§ 38.2-3560. Exhaustion of internal appeal process
§ 38.2-3561. Standard external review
§ 38.2-3562. Expedited external review
§ 38.2-3563. External review of experimental or investigational treatment adverse determinations
§ 38.2-3564. Binding nature of external review decision
§ 38.2-3565. Minimum qualifications for independent review organizations
§ 38.2-3566. Approval of independent review organizations
§ 38.2-3567. Independent review organizations to be held harmless
§ 38.2-3568. External review reporting requirements
§ 38.2-3569. Funding of external review