DSS has posted the updated replacement pages for the Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities (22VAC40-73) for the liability insurance requirements effective September 23, 2026....
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What’s happening: The Bureau of Insurance is hosting two upcoming informational calls on the required medical malpractice liability data reporting requirements. The sessions will include...
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What’s happening: The State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance has posted templates and instructions for the new annual medical malpractice liability data reporting requirement...
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Survey tip: We are aware that surveyors are requesting facilities provide proof of the required general and professional liability coverage during entrance conference at the...
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Contact your legislators: Tell your legislators to oppose any version of SB 536 that increases liability or harms Virginia’s health care providers. Send a message...
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What’s happening: On March 4 the House Courts of Justice Committee passed a substitute version of SB 536 that would raise Virginia’s medical malpractice cap...
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Quick reminder: Virginia Administrative Code specifies that nursing facilities must carry both: general liability insurance of at least $1 million, and professional liability coverage in...
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Quick reminder: Upon request, assisted living communities should provide a prospective resident or resident and the resident’s legal representative, if any, a statement that the...
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What’s happening: DSS has notified assisted living facilities (ALFs) via a March 5 memo that that agency will be verifying that facilities are maintaining their...
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Did you know? Virginia Administrative Code specifies that nursing facilities must carry liability insurance of $1 million and professional liability coverage in an amount at...
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What’s new: The 2024 General and Professional Liability Benchmark Report for senior living and long term care (LTC) providers has arrived! Developed by Marsh’s Senior Living & LTC...
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ICYMI: DSS issued regulations updating the language in the Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities to require all assisted living facilities (ALF) to maintain a minimum amount of liability...
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ICYMI: DSS issued regulations updating the language in the Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities to require all assisted living facilities (ALF) to maintain a...
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What’s new: DSS has issued regulations updating the language in the Standards of Assisted Living to require all assisted living facilities (ALF) to maintain a...
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AHCA/NCAL is inviting members to join an exclusive professional liability benchmark study spearheaded by Marsh's Senior Living & LTC Industry Practice in collaboration with Oliver...
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A recent report on liability claims in the senior care sector show while there was a broad-based increase in the average cost of claims across...
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Members are invited to participate in a professional liability benchmarking study led by Marsh’s Senior Living & LTC Industry Practice and Oliver Wyman’s Actuarial Practice....
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VHCA-VCAL associate member Hancock Daniel has issued a client advisory on the criminal conviction of an RN following a fatal medication error. The case could...
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Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation establishing liability protections for assisted living facilities and other providers during Virginia’s COVID-19 state of emergency. HB 5059 and...
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Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation establishing liability protections for assisted living facilities and other providers during Virginia’s COVID-19 state of emergency. HB 5059 and...
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Marsh & McLennan is conducting a professional liability report for the long term care (LTC) sector on behalf of AHCA/NCAL. This year’s analysis is critical...
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Marsh & McLennan is conducting a professional liability report for the long term care (LTC) sector on behalf of AHCA/NCAL. This year’s analysis is critical...
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Gov. Ralph Northam signed Executive Order 60, which reinforces certain existing statutory liability protections for Virginia healthcare workers. Due to COVID-19, public and private healthcare providers are...
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The Virginia Senate is set to take a final vote on Monday, March 5, on a bill, which would be extremely detrimental to how organizations,...
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