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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>362876</law_id><section_number>38.2-5900</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="88" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="61" identifier="59">Office of the Managed Care Ombudsman</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this chapter:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Covered person</span>&#x201D; means an individual, whether a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, covered dependent, or member of a managed care health <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> plan, who is entitled to health care services or benefits provided, arranged for, paid for or reimbursed pursuant to a managed care health <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> plan as defined in and subject to regulation under Chapter 58, when such coverage is provided under a <span class="dictionary">contract</span> issued in this Commonwealth.</p></section></text><history>1999, cc. 643, 649; 2000, c. 922; 2011, c. 788.</history><metadata><court_decisions></court_decisions></metadata></law>
