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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 204 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1986, chapter 562; in 2022, chapter 531<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57209,"section_number":"38.2-102","catch_line":"Life","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-102\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87496,"section_number":"38.2-223","catch_line":"Rules and regulations; orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-223\/"}],"permalink":{"id":215731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65959,"identifier":"38.2-3519","token":"38.2\/35\/2\/38.2-3519","url":"\/38.2-3519\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3519\/","token":"38.2\/35\/2\/38.2-3519","dublin_core":{"Title":"Minimum standards for excepted benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3519","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Pursuant to the authority granted in § 38.2-223<\/a>, the Commission<\/span> may issue<\/span> rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for benefits under any of the categories of policies known as excepted benefits. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No excepted benefits policy<\/span> shall be delivered or issued for delivery in the Commonwealth that does not meet the prescribed minimum standards established by the Commission<\/span> or does not meet the requirements set forth in § 38.2-3501<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may prescribe the method of identification of policies based upon coverages provided. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMINIMUM STANDARDS FOR EXCEPTED BENEFITS (\u00a7 38.2-3519)\n\nA. Pursuant to the authority granted in § 38.2-223, the Commission may\nissue rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for benefits under\nany of the categories of policies known as excepted benefits.\n\nB. No excepted benefits policy shall be delivered or issued for delivery in the\nCommonwealth that does not meet the prescribed minimum standards established by\nthe Commission or does not meet the requirements set forth in § 38.2-3501.\n\nC. The Commission may prescribe the method of identification of policies based\nupon coverages provided.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 204, \u00a7 38.1-362.14; 1986, c. 562; 2022, c. 531.","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}}