A. Whenever an employee makes a claim pursuant to § 65.2-601, all health care providers, as defined in § 8.01-581.1, shall refrain from all debt collection activities relating to medical treatment received by the employee in connection with such claim until an award is made on the employee's claim pursuant to § 65.2-704. The statute of limitations for collection of such debt shall be tolled during the period in which the applicable health care provider is required to refrain from debt collection activities hereunder.
B. For the purpose of this section, "debt collection activities" means repeatedly calling or writing to the employee and threatening either to turn the matter over to a debt collection agency or to an attorney for collection, enforcement or filing of other process. The term shall not include routine billing or inquiries about the status of the claim.
1994, c. 462.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case:
Jeneary v. Commonwealth, 551 S.E.2d 321 (Va. 2001).
Jeneary v. Commonwealth, 551 S.E.2d 321 (Va. 2001).
· cites it 20× “At a July 31, 2000 hearing, the administrator requested that the trial court stay VBGH’s motion for distribution, asserting that Code § 65.2-601.1 prohibited all health care providers from instituting any debt collection proceedings pending resolution of the workers’…”
Giant Food Inc. & Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. Joann Webb (Va. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “Employer contends that the only claim for benefits properly before the deputy commissioner at the May 21, 2002 hearing was the January 4, 2002 Claim for Benefits that was filed more than two years after the date of claimant’s accident, and was, thus, time barred under Code §…”
William Greatheart, Jr. v. City of Hampton (Va. Ct. App. 2023).
“Nothing in this section shall prohibit a health care provider from using the practices permitted in § 65.2-601.1. Code § 65.2-714(D). We find that the Commission’s findings that the balance due was $0.”
Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-601.1(A): 1 case
Jeneary v. Commonwealth, 551 S.E.2d 321 (Va. 2001).
“At a July 31, 2000 hearing, the administrator requested that the trial court stay VBGH’s motion for distribution, asserting that Code § 65.2-601.1 prohibited all health care providers from instituting any debt collection proceedings pending resolution of the workers’…”
Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-601.1(B): 1 case
Jeneary v. Commonwealth, 551 S.E.2d 321 (Va. 2001).
“At a July 31, 2000 hearing, the administrator requested that the trial court stay VBGH’s motion for distribution, asserting that Code § 65.2-601.1 prohibited all health care providers from instituting any debt collection proceedings pending resolution of the workers’…”
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