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If notice is not given, the Commission may (i) require the new or surviving nonstock corporation to maintain its contingency reserves above minimum level, (ii) subject it, notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 38.2-1700, to the requirements of Chapter 17 of this title or (iii) both. The minimum level of contingency reserves shall not exceed thirty days of anticipated operating expenses and claims receipts computed as the Commission requires. If the nonstock corporation elects not to file the notice permitted by this section, the nonstock corporation and not its providers shall be liable for the obligations of the plan.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212117,"text":"If two or more nonstock corporations merge, \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-4210 and 38.2-4211 shall not apply to the new or surviving nonstock corporation, its plans or its providers unless the nonstock corporations to be merged notify the Commission in writing at least thirty days prior to the date of the merger that the new or surviving nonstock corporation will remain subject to \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-4210 and 38.2-4211. If notice is not given, the Commission may (i) require the new or surviving nonstock corporation to maintain its contingency reserves above minimum level, (ii) subject it, notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 38.2-1700, to the requirements of Chapter 17 of this title or (iii) both. The minimum level of contingency reserves shall not exceed thirty days of anticipated operating expenses and claims receipts computed as the Commission requires. If the nonstock corporation elects not to file the notice permitted by this section, the nonstock corporation and not its providers shall be liable for the obligations of the plan.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12968,"edition_id":1,"name":"In General","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12967,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","permalink":{"id":216659,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12968,"identifier":"1","token":"38.2\/42\/1","url":"\/38.2\/42\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12967,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health Services Plans","identifier":"42","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:05","date_modified":"2026-06-26 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It has been modified 7 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 1972, chapter 429; in 1974, chapter 54; in 1979, chapter 721; in 1980, chapter 682; in 1982, chapter 129; in 1985, chapter 233; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79730,"section_number":"38.2-1701","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1701\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85176,"section_number":"38.2-1700","catch_line":"Purpose and applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1700\/"},{"id":65462,"section_number":"38.2-4210","catch_line":"Liability of participants","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4210\/"},{"id":65554,"section_number":"38.2-4211","catch_line":"Change of participants","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4211\/"}],"permalink":{"id":216725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57906,"identifier":"38.2-4213","token":"38.2\/42\/1\/38.2-4213","url":"\/38.2-4213\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4213\/","token":"38.2\/42\/1\/38.2-4213","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability of participating providers upon merger of nonstock corporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4213","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If two or more <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporations<\/span> merge, \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Liability of participants\" href=\"\/38.2-4210\/\">38.2-4210<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Change of participants\" href=\"\/38.2-4211\/\">38.2-4211<\/a> shall not apply to the new or surviving <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporation<\/span>, its <span class=\"dictionary\">plans<\/span> or its providers unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporations<\/span> to be merged notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> in writing at least thirty days prior to the date of the merger that the new or surviving <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporation<\/span> will remain subject to \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Liability of participants\" href=\"\/38.2-4210\/\">38.2-4210<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Change of participants\" href=\"\/38.2-4211\/\">38.2-4211<\/a>. If notice is not given, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may (i) require the new or surviving <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporation<\/span> to maintain its contingency reserves above minimum level, (ii) subject it, notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Purpose and applicability of chapter\" href=\"\/38.2-1700\/\">38.2-1700<\/a>, to the requirements of Chapter 17 of this title or (iii) both. The minimum level of contingency reserves shall not exceed thirty days of anticipated operating expenses and claims receipts computed as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> requires. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporation<\/span> elects not to file the notice permitted by this section, the <span class=\"dictionary\">nonstock corporation<\/span> and not its providers shall be liable for the obligations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">plan<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY OF PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS UPON MERGER OF NONSTOCK CORPORATION (\u00a7\n38.2-4213)\n\nIf two or more nonstock corporations merge, \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-4210 and 38.2-4211 shall\nnot apply to the new or surviving nonstock corporation, its plans or its\nproviders unless the nonstock corporations to be merged notify the Commission in\nwriting at least thirty days prior to the date of the merger that the new or\nsurviving nonstock corporation will remain subject to \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-4210 and\n38.2-4211. If notice is not given, the Commission may (i) require the new or\nsurviving nonstock corporation to maintain its contingency reserves above\nminimum level, (ii) subject it, notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 38.2-1700,\nto the requirements of Chapter 17 of this title or (iii) both. The minimum level\nof contingency reserves shall not exceed thirty days of anticipated operating\nexpenses and claims receipts computed as the Commission requires. If the\nnonstock corporation elects not to file the notice permitted by this section,\nthe nonstock corporation and not its providers shall be liable for the\nobligations of the plan.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-195.5:1; 1972, c. 429, \u00a7 38.1-816; 1974, c. 54; 1979,\nc. 721; 1980, c. 682; 1982, c. 129; 1985, c. 233; 1986, c. 562.","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}}