Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission intends to consider amending 16VAC30-50, Rules of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. The purpose of the proposed action is to reduce the number of communities for the purposes of determining the liability of employers and insurers for the cost of medical services rendered to injured workers pursuant to § 65.2-605 of the Code of Virginia from 15 communities based on Planning District Commission Districts to five communities based on Health Planning Districts and geographic contiguity.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 65.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 10, 2016.

Agency Contact: Jim Szablewicz, Chief Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, 1000 DMV Drive, Richmond, VA 23030, telephone (804) 367-8664, or email james.szablewicz@workcomp.virginia.gov.