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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 891<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86404,"section_number":"38.2-3431","catch_line":"Application of article; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3431\/"}],"permalink":{"id":217987,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70898,"identifier":"38.2-5810","token":"38.2\/58\/38.2-5810","url":"\/38.2-5810\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-5810\/","token":"38.2\/58\/38.2-5810","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statutory construction and relationship to other laws","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-5810","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Neither the health carrier<\/span> nor the MCHIP<\/span> shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of medicine solely by virtue of its compliance with this chapter. All health care providers<\/span> associated with an MCHIP<\/span> shall be subject to all provisions of law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the definition of an eligible employee as set forth in § 38.2-3431<\/a>, a health carrier<\/span> providing an MCHIP<\/span> subject to § 38.2-3431<\/a> shall not be required to offer coverage to or accept applications from an employee who does not reside within the MCHIP<\/span>’s service area<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATUTORY CONSTRUCTION AND RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS (\u00a7 38.2-5810)\n\nA. Neither the health carrier nor the MCHIP shall be deemed to be engaged in the\npractice of medicine solely by virtue of its compliance with this chapter. All\nhealth care providers associated with an MCHIP shall be subject to all\nprovisions of law.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the definition of an eligible employee as set forth in §\n38.2-3431, a health carrier providing an MCHIP subject to § 38.2-3431 shall\nnot be required to offer coverage to or accept applications from an employee who\ndoes not reside within the MCHIP’s service area.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 891.","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}}