A. Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of this title shall insure the payment of compensation to his employees in the manner hereinafter provided. While such insurance remains in force he or those conducting his business shall only be liable to an employee for personal injury or death by accident to the extent and in the manner herein specified.
B. To ensure that all employers who are required to have workers' compensation insurance under this title have notice of such requirement, the appropriate official of a county, city, or town who licenses employers to conduct business under Chapter 37 (§ 58.1-3700 et seq.) of Title 58.1 or the State Corporation Commission who charters employers to conduct business under § 12.1-12 shall provide employers requesting such licenses or charters on and after January 1, 1989, with information concerning statutory requirements for such insurance coverage. The Workers' Compensation Commission shall prepare such information and distribute it to such licensing or chartering officials. The failure of the local official or the State Corporation Commission to give such notice to an employer shall not relieve the employer of the duty of acquiring insurance as required by this title.
C. As used in this section, the words "those conducting his business" shall include any person whose act results in an injury or death compensable under this title and arises out of and in the course of employment by an employer who is or may be liable for the payment of compensation. A person other than an employer or statutory employer, or a person employed by either, whose acts result in such injury or death shall be deemed an "other party" within the meaning of § 65.2-309.
Code 1950, § 65-99; 1968, c. 660, § 65.1-103; 1977, c. 113; 1988, c. 543; 1991, c. 355.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 65.2 - Workers' Compensation
Chapter 8 - Insurance and Self-Insurance
§ 65.2-800. Duty to insure payment of compensation; effect of insurance
§ 65.2-801. Insurance or proof of financial ability to pay required
§ 65.2-802. Requirements for licensure as group self-insurance association; annual assessment
§ 65.2-803. Administrator and service company affiliation prohibited; exception
§ 65.2-803.1. Requirements for registration as professional employer organization; annual assessment
§ 65.2-804. Evidence of compliance with title; notices of cancellation of insurance
§ 65.2-805. Civil penalty for violation of §§ 65.2-800, 65.2-803.1, and 65.2-804
§ 65.2-806. Criminal penalties
§ 65.2-807. Cost of insurance may not be deducted from wages
§ 65.2-808. Self-insurance certificate
§ 65.2-809. Constructive notice to, jurisdiction of, and awards, etc., binding upon insurer
§ 65.2-810. How formal notice may be given
§ 65.2-811. Liability of insurer
§ 65.2-812. Subrogation of insurance carrier to employer's rights; compromise
§ 65.2-813. Insurance deemed subject to title; approval of forms
§ 65.2-813.1. Insurers offering policies with deductibles
§ 65.2-813.2. Premium discounts; drug-free workplace programs
§ 65.2-814. Insurer to furnish written evidence of coverage on request
§ 65.2-815. Group self-insurance association required to furnish written evidence of membership
§ 65.2-816. Title not applicable to boiler, etc., insurance
§ 65.2-818. Minimum standards of service for insurers
§ 65.2-819. Penalty for violation of certain provisions
§ 65.2-821.1. Payment and reimbursement practices; prohibitions
§ 65.2-822. Action by State Corporation Commission upon application