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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. No individual accident and sickness insurance policy shall be delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this Commonwealth unless:
1. The entire consideration for the policy is expressed in the policy;
2. The time at which the insurance takes effect and terminates is expressed in the policy;
3. The policy insures only one person, except that it may insure eligible family members, originally or by subsequent amendment, upon the application of an adult member of a family who shall be deemed the policyowner;
4. The exceptions and reductions are set forth in the policy and, except those that are set forth in §§ 38.2-3503 through 38.2-3508, are printed with the benefit provisions to which they apply, or under an appropriate caption, but if an exception or reduction specifically applies only to a particular benefit of the policy, a statement of the exception or reduction shall be included with that benefit provision;
5. Each form, including riders and endorsements, is identified by a form number in the lower left-hand corner of the first page of the form;
6. It contains no provision making any portion of the charter, rules, constitution, or bylaws of the insurer a part of the policy unless that portion is set forth in the policy, except in the case of the incorporation of, or reference to, a statement of rates or classification of risks, or short-rate table filed with the Commission; and
7. It contains a statement about the provisions of subsections A and B of § 32.1-325.2 regarding the status of the Department of Medical Assistance Services as the payor of last resort.
B. If any policy is issued by an insurer domiciled in this Commonwealth for delivery to a person residing in another state, and if the insurance supervisory official of the other state advises the Commission that any such policy is not subject to approval or disapproval by such official, the Commission may by ruling require that such policy meet the standards set forth in this chapter.
C. “Eligible family member” means the (i) spouse, (ii) dependent children, without regard to whether such children reside in the same household as the policyowner, (iii) children under a specified age not greater than 19 years, and (iv) any person dependent on the policyowner.
D. 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 38.2. Insurance § 38.2-3500. Form of policy - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-38-2-insurance/va-code-sect-38-2-3500.html
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