Code of Virginia
Chapter 43 - Health Maintenance Organizations
§ 38.2-4322. Affiliation period

A. A health maintenance organization which offers health insurance coverage in connection with a group health plan or group health insurance coverage and which does not impose any preexisting condition exclusion allowed under § 38.2-3432.3, with respect to any particular coverage option may impose an affiliation period for such coverage option, but only if:
1. Such period is applied uniformly without regard to any health status-related factors; and
2. Such period does not exceed two months (or three months in the case of a late enrollee).
B. An affiliation period as described in subsection A shall begin on the enrollment date.
C. An affiliation period under a plan shall run concurrently with any waiting period under the plan.
D. Defined terms as set forth in § 38.2-3431 which are used in this chapter shall have the same meaning here that they have in Chapter 34.
1997, cc. 807, 913.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 38.2 - Insurance

Chapter 43 - Health Maintenance Organizations

§ 38.2-4300. Definitions

§ 38.2-4301. Establishment of health maintenance organizations

§ 38.2-4302. Issuance of license; fee; minimum net worth; impairment

§ 38.2-4303. Powers

§ 38.2-4304. Governing body

§ 38.2-4305. Fiduciary responsibilities

§ 38.2-4306. Evidence of coverage and charges for health care services

§ 38.2-4306.1. Interest on claim proceeds

§ 38.2-4307. Annual statement

§ 38.2-4307.1. Additional reports

§ 38.2-4308. Repealed

§ 38.2-4309. Investments

§ 38.2-4310. Protection against insolvency

§ 38.2-4310.1. Deposits

§ 38.2-4311. Repealed

§ 38.2-4312. Prohibited practices

§ 38.2-4312.1. Pharmacies; freedom of choice

§ 38.2-4312.2. Repealed

§ 38.2-4312.3. Patient access to emergency services

§ 38.2-4313. Licensing of agents

§ 38.2-4314. Powers of insurers and health services plans

§ 38.2-4315. Examinations

§ 38.2-4316. Suspension or revocation of license

§ 38.2-4317. Repealed

§ 38.2-4318. License renewals

§ 38.2-4319. (Contingent expiration date - see notes) Statutory construction and relationship to other laws

§ 38.2-4319. (Contingent effective date - see notes) Statutory construction and relationship to other laws

§ 38.2-4320. Authority of Commonwealth to contract with health maintenance organizations

§ 38.2-4320.1. Explanation of benefits for health maintenance organization enrollees who are recipients of medical assistance services or covered by the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) Plan

§ 38.2-4321. Health maintenance organization affected by chapter

§ 38.2-4322. Affiliation period

§ 38.2-4323. Alternative methods