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The term “policy” as used in this article shall include a certificate issued under a group Medicare supplement policy which has been delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth.B\n\nThe provisions of § 38.2-3418.1 shall be applicable to individual Medicare supplement policies.C\n\nNo Medicare supplement policy or certificate in force in this Commonwealth shall contain benefits that duplicate benefits provided by Medicare.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262339,"text":"The provisions of §§ 38.2-3418.1, 38.2-3604, 38.2-3605, 38.2-3606 and 38.2-3516 through 38.2-3520 shall be applicable to group Medicare supplement policies. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 575 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1989, chapter 646; in 1996, chapter 11<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55347,"section_number":"38.2-4214","catch_line":"Application of certain provisions of law","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4214\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85746,"section_number":"38.2-3418.1","catch_line":"Coverage for mammograms","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3418.1\/"},{"id":74003,"section_number":"38.2-3516","catch_line":"Purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3516\/"},{"id":62169,"section_number":"38.2-3520","catch_line":"Coverage of preexisting conditions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3520\/"},{"id":72778,"section_number":"38.2-3604","catch_line":"Free look notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3604\/"},{"id":64580,"section_number":"38.2-3605","catch_line":"Coverage of preexisting conditions; Medicare supplement policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3605\/"},{"id":84017,"section_number":"38.2-3606","catch_line":"Outline of coverage","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3606\/"}],"permalink":{"id":216033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72816,"identifier":"38.2-3607","token":"38.2\/36\/38.2-3607","url":"\/38.2-3607\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3607\/","token":"38.2\/36\/38.2-3607","dublin_core":{"Title":"Group or individual Medicare supplement policies; minimum standards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3607","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The provisions of §§ 38.2-3418.1<\/a>, 38.2-3604<\/a>, 38.2-3605<\/a>, 38.2-3606<\/a> and 38.2-3516<\/a> through 38.2-3520<\/a> shall be applicable to group Medicare<\/span> supplement policies. The term “policy<\/span>” as used in this article shall include a certificate issued under a group Medicare<\/span> supplement policy<\/span> which has been delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of § 38.2-3418.1<\/a> shall be applicable to individual Medicare<\/span> supplement policies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No Medicare<\/span> supplement policy<\/span> or certificate in force in this Commonwealth shall contain benefits that duplicate benefits provided by Medicare<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGROUP OR INDIVIDUAL MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES; MINIMUM STANDARDS (\u00a7\n38.2-3607)\n\nA. The provisions of §§ 38.2-3418.1, 38.2-3604, 38.2-3605, 38.2-3606\nand 38.2-3516 through 38.2-3520 shall be applicable to group Medicare supplement\npolicies. The term “policy” as used in this article shall include a\ncertificate issued under a group Medicare supplement policy which has been\ndelivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth.\n\nB. The provisions of § 38.2-3418.1 shall be applicable to individual\nMedicare supplement policies.\n\nC. No Medicare supplement policy or certificate in force in this Commonwealth\nshall contain benefits that duplicate benefits provided by Medicare.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 575, \u00a7 38.1-362.17; 1986, c. 562; 1989, c. 646; 1996, c. 11.","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}}