A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no plan shall be organized, conducted or offered in this Commonwealth other than in the manner set forth in this chapter.
B. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit any physician (i) as an individual, (ii) in partnership with other physicians, or (iii) as part of a professional corporation of physicians, from entering into agreements directly with his own patients, or with a parent, guardian, conservator, spouse or other family member acting in a patient's behalf, involving payment for professional services to be rendered or made available in the future.
1979, c. 721, § 38.1-813.1; 1980, c. 682; 1986, c. 562; 1997, c. 801.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 42 - Health Services Plans
§ 38.2-4200. Applicability of chapter
§ 38.2-4202. Hospital services plans
§ 38.2-4203. Medical or surgical services plans
§ 38.2-4204. Merger of nonstock corporations
§ 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
§ 38.2-4210. 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. (Contingent expiration date - see notes) Application of certain provisions of law
§ 38.2-4214. (Contingent effective date - see notes) Application of certain provisions of law
§ 38.2-4214.1. Rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation
§ 38.2-4215. Payments by nonstock corporation
§ 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
§ 38.2-4227. Misleading applications or contracts
§ 38.2-4228. Controversies involving subscription contracts
§ 38.2-4229.1. Conversion to domestic mutual insurer
§ 38.2-4229.2. Hearings and investigations on effect of other state's law
§ 38.2-4231. Registration of nonstock corporations that are members of holding company system
§ 38.2-4233. Commission approval required for certain transactions
§ 38.2-4235. Confidential treatment of information and documents