Virginia § 38.2-3454.1 - Renewal of health benefit plans; special exception
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 38.2-3454.1 — Renewal of health benefit plans; special exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38.2-3454.1. Renewal of health benefit plans; special exception
Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, a health carrier may renew any health benefit plan that would otherwise be required to be canceled, discontinued, or terminated, because the health benefit plan does not meet the requirements of Title I of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152)(the PPACA) or regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent and under the terms that the appropriate federal authority has suspended enforcement of provisions of Title I of the PPACA or regulations promulgated thereunder. This section applies to health benefit plans sold or offered for sale in the individual and group markets.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.2-3454.1 ("Renewal of health benefit plans; special exception") 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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