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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 562 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1988, chapter 185.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66737,"section_number":"32.1-352","catch_line":"Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan Trust Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-352\/"},{"id":71531,"section_number":"38.2-4202","catch_line":"Hospital services plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4202\/"},{"id":80676,"section_number":"38.2-4203","catch_line":"Medical or surgical services plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4203\/"},{"id":68558,"section_number":"58.1-2501","catch_line":"Levy of license tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2501\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":216665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76897,"identifier":"38.2-4201","token":"38.2\/42\/1\/38.2-4201","url":"\/38.2-4201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4201\/","token":"38.2\/42\/1\/38.2-4201","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Contract holder<\/span>” means a person<\/span> entering into a subscription contract<\/span> with a nonstock corporation<\/span>.\n\t\t“Nonstock corporation<\/span>” means a foreign or domestic nonstock corporation<\/span> which is subject to regulation and licensing under this chapter and which offers or administers subscription contracts<\/span> to contract holders<\/span> as part of a plan.\n\t\t“Health services plan<\/span>” or “plan” means any arrangement for offering or administering health services or similar or related services by a nonstock corporation<\/span> licensed under this chapter.\n\t\t“Hospital services plan<\/span>” means a health services plan<\/span> for providing hospital and similar or related services.\n\t\t“Medical or surgical services plan<\/span>” means a health services plan<\/span> for providing medical or surgical services or both, and similar or related services.\n\t\t“Subscriber<\/span>” means any person<\/span> entitled to benefits under the terms and conditions of a subscription contract<\/span>.\n\t\t“Subscription contract<\/span>” means a written contract which is issued to a contract holder<\/span> by a nonstock corporation<\/span> and which provides health services or benefits for health services on a prepaid basis.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 38.2-4201)\n\nAs used in this chapter:\n\t\t“Contract holder” means a person entering into a subscription\ncontract with a nonstock corporation.\n\t\t“Nonstock corporation” means a foreign or domestic nonstock\ncorporation which is subject to regulation and licensing under this chapter and\nwhich offers or administers subscription contracts to contract holders as part\nof a plan.\n\t\t“Health services plan” or “plan” means any arrangement\nfor offering or administering health services or similar or related services by\na nonstock corporation licensed under this chapter.\n\t\t“Hospital services plan” means a health services plan for\nproviding hospital and similar or related services.\n\t\t“Medical or surgical services plan” means a health services plan\nfor providing medical or surgical services or both, and similar or related\nservices.\n\t\t“Subscriber” means any person entitled to benefits under the terms\nand conditions of a subscription contract.\n\t\t“Subscription contract” means a written contract which is issued\nto a contract holder by a nonstock corporation and which provides health\nservices or benefits for health services on a prepaid basis.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 562; 1988, c. 185.","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}}