§ 38.2-5509 Supplemental provisions; rules; exemption
A. The provisions of this Act are supplemental to any other provisions of the laws of this Commonwealth, and shall not preclude or limit any other powers or duties of the Commission, the Commissioner of Insurance, or any of the Commission’s employees or agents under such laws, including, but not limited to, the provisions of §§ 38.2-1038 and 38.2-1040, subdivision A 7 of § 38.2-4316, and Chapter 15 (§ 38.2-1500 et seq.) and any regulations issued thereunder.
B. The Commission may adopt reasonable rules necessary for the implementation of this Act.
C. The Commission may exempt from the application of this Act any domestic property and casualty insurer which:
3. Assumes no reinsurance in excess of five percent of direct premium written.
D. The Commission may exempt from the application of this Act an insurer organized and operating under the laws of this Commonwealth and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25 (§ 38.2-2500 et seq.).
E. The Commission may exempt from the application of this Act a domestic health organization that writes direct business only in this Commonwealth and assumes no reinsurance in excess of five percent of direct premium written, and either (i) writes direct annual premiums of two million dollars or less for comprehensive medical coverages or (ii) is licensed pursuant to Chapter 45 (§ 38.2-4500 et seq.) and covers less than 2,000 lives. As used in this subsection, “comprehensive medical coverages” means contracts providing basic health care services and Medicare and Medicaid risk coverages or policies providing hospital, surgical, major medical, Medicare risk and Medicaid risk coverages. Medicare supplement need not be included and premiums for administrative services shall not be included.
History
This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 789 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter 47; in 2018, chapter 706.
1995, c. 789; 2000, c. 47; 2018, c. 706.