As used in this chapter:
"Contract holder" means a person entering into a subscription contract with a nonstock corporation.
"Nonstock corporation" means a foreign or domestic nonstock corporation which is subject to regulation and licensing under this chapter and which offers or administers subscription contracts to contract holders as part of a plan.
"Health services plan" or "plan" means any arrangement for offering or administering health services or similar or related services by a nonstock corporation licensed under this chapter.
"Hospital services plan" means a health services plan for providing hospital and similar or related services.
"Medical or surgical services plan" means a health services plan for providing medical or surgical services or both, and similar or related services.
"Subscriber" means any person entitled to benefits under the terms and conditions of a subscription contract.
"Subscription contract" means a written contract which is issued to a contract holder by a nonstock corporation and which provides health services or benefits for health services on a prepaid basis.
1986, c. 562; 1988, c. 185.
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