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A.<\/span> Any participating dentist or optometrist may resign from a plan<\/span> at any time but will continue to be liable on each subscription contract<\/span> then in effect. However, this liability shall not extend beyond the end of each such subscription contract<\/span>’s current contract year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Dentists or optometrists may be admitted to a plan<\/span> at any time and will then automatically become liable on all its outstanding contracts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANGE OF PARTICIPANTS (\u00a7 38.2-4507)\n\nA. Any participating dentist or optometrist may resign from a plan at any time\nbut will continue to be liable on each subscription contract then in effect.\nHowever, this liability shall not extend beyond the end of each such\nsubscription contract’s current contract year.\n\nB. Dentists or optometrists may be admitted to a plan at any time and will then\nautomatically become liable on all its outstanding contracts.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 682, \u00a7 38.1-897; 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}}