Virginia § 38.2-3430.4 - Special rules for network plans

Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 38.2-3430.4 — Special rules for network plans, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 38.2-3430.4. Special rules for network plans

A health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the individual market may:

1. Limit the eligible individuals who may be enrolled under such coverage to those who live, reside, or work within the service area for such network plan;

2. Within the service area of such plan, deny such coverage to such individuals if the health insurance issuer has demonstrated to the Commission that: (i) it will not have the capacity to deliver services adequately to additional individual enrollees because of its obligations to existing group contract holders, enrollees and enrollees covered under individual contracts; and (ii) it is applying this section uniformly to individuals without regard to any health status-related factor of such individuals and without regard to whether the individuals are eligible individuals;

3. A health insurance issuer, upon denying health insurance coverage in any service area in accordance with subdivision 2, may not offer coverage in the individual market within such service area for a period of 180 days after such coverage is denied.

1997, cc. 807, 913; 1998, c. 24.

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Section 38.2-3430.4 ("Special rules for network plans") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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