In General

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “In General.” It is part of Chapter 42 “Health Services Plans”, which is part of Title 38.2 “Insurance”. It contains 37 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 37 sections.

§ 38.2-4200	Applicability of chapter
§ 38.2-4201	Definitions
§ 38.2-4202	Hospital services plans
§ 38.2-4203	Medical or surgical services plans
§ 38.2-4204	Merger of nonstock corporations
§ 38.2-4204.1	Commission approval of mergers of nonstock corporations operating prepaid hospital, medical and surgical services plans
§ 38.2-4205	Dental and optometric services
§ 38.2-4206	Nonstock corporation required
§ 38.2-4207	Existing foreign nonstock corporation
§ 38.2-4208	Nonstock corporation not required to act as agent
§ 38.2-4209	Preferred provider subscription contracts
§ 38.2-4209.1	Pharmacies; freedom of choice
§ 38.2-4209.2	Repealed
§ 38.2-4210	Liability of participants
§ 38.2-4211	Change of participants
§ 38.2-4212	Board of directors of nonstock corporation operating plan
§ 38.2-4213	Liability of participating providers upon merger of nonstock corporation
§ 38.2-4214	Application of certain provisions of law
§ 38.2-4214.1	Rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation
§ 38.2-4215	Payments by nonstock corporation
§ 38.2-4216	Repealed
§ 38.2-4216.1	Repealed
§ 38.2-4217	Reports
§ 38.2-4218	Subscriber to have free choice of medical practitioners available
§ 38.2-4219	Subscriber to be advised in writing as to benefits and limitations thereon
§ 38.2-4220	Interplan arrangements
§ 38.2-4221	Services of certain practitioners other than physicians to be covered
§ 38.2-4222	Licensing of nonstock corporations
§ 38.2-4223	Renewal of license
§ 38.2-4224	Licensing of agents
§ 38.2-4225	Repealed
§ 38.2-4226	Taxation
§ 38.2-4227	Misleading applications or contracts
§ 38.2-4228	Controversies involving subscription contracts
§ 38.2-4229	Reinsurance
§ 38.2-4229.1	Conversion to domestic mutual insurer
§ 38.2-4229.2	Hearings and investigations on effect of other state's law