A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no arrangement for furnishing prepaid dental services or prepaid optometric services 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 prohibits any dentist or optometrist individually, in partnership with other dentists or optometrists, or as part of a professional corporation of dentists or optometrists 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.
1980, c. 682, § 38.1-894; 1986, c. 562; 1997, c. 801.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 45 - Dental or Optometric Services Plans
§ 38.2-4500. Applicability of chapter
§ 38.2-4502. Dental services plans
§ 38.2-4503. Optometric services plans
§ 38.2-4504. Nonstock corporation required
§ 38.2-4505. Liability of participants
§ 38.2-4506. Terms of participation
§ 38.2-4507. Change of participants
§ 38.2-4508. Board of directors of nonstock corporation
§ 38.2-4509. Application of certain laws
§ 38.2-4509.1. Rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation
§ 38.2-4510. Quarterly reports
§ 38.2-4511. Corporation's contracts with participating dentists or optometrists
§ 38.2-4512. Contracts between participating dentists or optometrists and subscribers
§ 38.2-4513. Subscriber to have free choice of practitioners available
§ 38.2-4514. Subscriber to be advised in writing as to benefits and limitations thereon
§ 38.2-4515. Geographical area
§ 38.2-4516. Interplan arrangements
§ 38.2-4517. Licensing of nonstock corporation
§ 38.2-4518. Renewal of nonstock corporation license
§ 38.2-4519. Licensing of agents
§ 38.2-4520. Corporate restrictions