Medical Malpractice Data Reporting for Self-Insured Providers
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 created by Chapter 1015 of the 2026 Acts of Assembly, formerly SB 536, and codified at Code of Virginia § 8.01-581.15:1.
As a reminder, the following entities are required to report:
- Insurers issuing medical malpractice liability insurance policies covering health care providers in the Commonwealth.
- Medical care facilities (as defined in § 32.1-3) and health care providers that maintain self-insurance, captive insurance, risk retention arrangements, or other retained financial risk for medical malpractice liability.
How to report: Templates and instructions are available on the SCC website. Entities required to report should download the appropriate workbook, complete all required sections for Calendar Year 2025, and submit the completed response by email to Rebekah.Allen@scc.virginia.gov on or before October 1, 2026.
Use the following subject lines to ensure the response is routed correctly:
- For insurance companies: “Medmal Data Call Response – Insurer”
- For self‑insured medical care facilities and health care providers: “Medmal Data Call Response – Self‑Insured”
Self-insured medical care facilities and health care providers should review the self-insured template carefully, including the instructions, covered providers, claims activity, malpractice expenditures, and excess-cap verdict sections.
