§ 38.2-4200 Applicability of chapter
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, no plan 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 shall prohibit any physician (i) as an individual, (ii) in partnership with other physicians, or (iii) as part of a professional corporation of physicians, 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.
History
This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 721 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. Unfortunately, the 1979 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1980, chapter 682; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1997, chapter 801.
1979, c. 721, § 38.1-813.1; 1980, c. 682; 1986, c. 562; 1997, c. 801.