Health Care Provider: A person or entity that provides health services on a regular basis to members of the community. Health services include preventive care, curative care, and rehabilitative care.
Hearing: A legal proceeding where a Virginia Workers’ Compensation Deputy Commission discusses or reviews the case issues to learn all the facts so a decision about a dispute can be made. There are two main types of hearings:
- This is where the Commission hears live testimony under oath. The witnesses can be cross-examined. Typically, you will appear with your witnesses if they facts of your injury are in dispute. Medical testimony is usually handed up via your medical records and reports, although sometimes doctors’ depositions are taken and also placed into evidence.
- On-the-Record Hearing. Here, the parties do not appear in person. Instead, the parties give statements and arguments in writing.
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