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
Chapter 43 - Health Maintenance Organizations
§ 38.2-4301. Establishment of health maintenance organizations
§ 38.2-4302. Issuance of license; fee; minimum net worth; impairment
§ 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
§ 38.2-4307.1. Additional reports
§ 38.2-4310. Protection against insolvency
§ 38.2-4312. Prohibited practices
§ 38.2-4312.1. Pharmacies; freedom of choice
§ 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
§ 38.2-4316. Suspension or revocation of license
§ 38.2-4320. Authority of Commonwealth to contract with health maintenance organizations
§ 38.2-4321. Health maintenance organization affected by chapter