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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 513 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 616; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1987, chapter 521; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75359,"section_number":"38.2-109","catch_line":"Accident and sickness","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-109\/"},{"id":63642,"section_number":"38.2-1815.1","catch_line":"License required of resident health agent","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1815.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75319,"identifier":"38.2-1828","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1828","url":"\/38.2-1828\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1828\/","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1828","dublin_core":{"Title":"Selling accident and sickness insurance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1828","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any individual or business entity<\/span> who desires to sell<\/span>, solicit<\/span>, or negotiate<\/span> accident and sickness insurance<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 38.2-109<\/a> shall obtain a health agent<\/span>’s license<\/span>. However, this requirement does not apply to individuals or business entities eligible for limited licenses<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 38.2-1815.1<\/a>, or those agents selling, soliciting or negotiating medical, hospital, surgical, funeral or weekly indemnity benefits as a part of a policy of motor vehicle or aircraft insurance<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSELLING ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE (\u00a7 38.2-1828)\n\nAny individual or business entity who desires to sell, solicit, or negotiate\naccident and sickness insurance as defined in \u00a7 38.2-109 shall obtain a health\nagent’s license. However, this requirement does not apply to individuals\nor business entities eligible for limited licenses pursuant to \u00a7 38.2-1815.1,\nor those agents selling, soliciting or negotiating medical, hospital, surgical,\nfuneral or weekly indemnity benefits as a part of a policy of motor vehicle or\naircraft insurance.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 513, \u00a7 38.1-327.39; 1985, c. 616; 1986, c. 562; 1987, c. 521;\n2001, c. 706.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}