In the event of a judgment against a health care provider from which the health care provider or the board wishes to appeal, the board is not liable for more than its share of the coverage and, as to that portion, a supersedeas bond signed by the board's administrator or his or her designee, shall suffice without further surety or other security.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 29-12B-13

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: means the state Board of Risk and Insurance Management. See West Virginia Code 29-12B-3
  • Health care provider: means :

    (1) A person licensed by the West Virginia Board of Medicine to practice medicine in this state. See West Virginia Code 29-12B-3

  • Judgment: includes decrees and orders for the payment of money, or the conveyance or delivery of land or personal property, or some interest therein, or any undertaking, bond or recognizance which has the legal effect of a judgment. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10