A. No person shall refuse to issue or refuse to continue a life insurance policy on the life of any member of the United States Armed Forces, the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard due to (i) their status as a member of any such military organization or (ii) their duty assignment while a member of any such military organization.
B. In circumstances where an individual's or family member's coverage under a group life or group health insurance policy or contract was terminated due to such individual's status as a member of the United States Armed Forces, the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard, no person shall refuse to reinstate such coverage, regardless of continuation, renewal, reissue or replacement of the group insurance policy, upon the occurrence of the individual's return to eligibility status under the policy or contract. Such reinstated coverage shall not contain any new preexisting condition or other exclusions or limitations except that the remainder of a preexisting condition requirement that was not satisfied prior to termination of the individual's coverage resulting from such military status may be applied once the individual returns and coverage under the group policy is reinstated.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply in any instance in which the provisions of this section are inconsistent or in conflict with a provision of Article 6 (§ 38.2-3438 et seq.) of Chapter 34.
1991, cc. 663, 678; 2013, c. 751.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 5 - Unfair Trade Practices
§ 38.2-500. Declaration of purpose
§ 38.2-502. Misrepresentations and false advertising of insurance policies
§ 38.2-503. False information and advertising generally
§ 38.2-505. Boycott, coercion and intimidation
§ 38.2-506. False statements and entries
§ 38.2-507. Stock operations and advisory board contracts
§ 38.2-508. Unfair discrimination
§ 38.2-508.1. Unfair discrimination; members of the armed forces
§ 38.2-508.2. Discrimination prohibited
§ 38.2-508.3. Consideration of Medicaid eligibility prohibited
§ 38.2-508.4. Genetic information privacy
§ 38.2-510. Unfair claim settlement practices
§ 38.2-511. Failure to maintain record of complaints
§ 38.2-512. Misrepresentation in insurance documents or communications
§ 38.2-513.1. Insurance sales by depository institutions and other lending institutions
§ 38.2-514. Failure to make disclosure
§ 38.2-514.1. Disclosure required
§ 38.2-514.2. Disclosures required of motor vehicle rental contract insurance agents and enrollers
§ 38.2-515. Power of Commission
§ 38.2-515.1. Power of Commission; policies issued outside of the Commonwealth
§ 38.2-516. Prohibited compensation for intra-company replacement
§ 38.2-517. Unfair settlement practices; replacement and repair; penalty