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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 586 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 1987 \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 1990, chapter 285.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":87046,"section_number":"38.2-3408","catch_line":"Policy providing for reimbursement for services that may be performed by certain practitioners other than physicians","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3408\/"}],"permalink":{"id":217779,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69288,"identifier":"38.2-5201","token":"38.2\/52\/38.2-5201","url":"\/38.2-5201\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-5201\/","token":"38.2\/52\/38.2-5201","dublin_core":{"Title":"What laws applicable","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-5201","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All policies and <span class=\"dictionary\">certificates<\/span> shall comply with all of the provisions of this title relating to <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance policies<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">certificates<\/span> generally, except Article 2 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Policy providing for reimbursement for services that may be performed by certain practitioners other than physicians\" href=\"\/38.2-3408\/\">38.2-3408<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 34 and Chapter 36 of this title. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and other provisions of this title, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT LAWS APPLICABLE (\u00a7 38.2-5201)\n\nAll policies and certificates shall comply with all of the provisions of this\ntitle relating to insurance policies and certificates generally, except Article\n2 (\u00a7 38.2-3408 et seq.) of Chapter 34 and Chapter 36 of this title. In the\nevent of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and other provisions of\nthis title, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 586; 1990, c. 285.","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}}