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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 668<\/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":[{"id":59918,"section_number":"38.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-100\/"},{"id":57145,"section_number":"38.2-1401","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1401\/"},{"id":85176,"section_number":"38.2-1700","catch_line":"Purpose and applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1700\/"},{"id":67482,"section_number":"38.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1800\/"},{"id":76670,"section_number":"38.2-3551","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3551\/"},{"id":68244,"section_number":"38.2-5500","catch_line":"Applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-5500\/"},{"id":67232,"section_number":"38.2-5501","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-5501\/"},{"id":68558,"section_number":"58.1-2501","catch_line":"Levy of license tax","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2501\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78890,"section_number":"38.2-4200","catch_line":"Applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4200\/"},{"id":72005,"section_number":"38.2-4300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4300\/"},{"id":59325,"section_number":"38.2-4500","catch_line":"Applicability of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-4500\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64365,"identifier":"38.2-6100","token":"38.2\/61\/38.2-6100","url":"\/38.2-6100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-6100\/","token":"38.2\/61\/38.2-6100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-6100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as otherwise provided by law<\/span>, no dental plan organization<\/span> shall be organized, conducted, or offered in the Commonwealth other than in the manner set forth in this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> This chapter shall not apply to a prepaid dental services<\/span> plan organized under Chapter 45 (§ 38.2-4500<\/a> et seq.) of this title, a health maintenance organization or limited health care services plan licensed to provide dental services<\/span> under Chapter 43 (§ 38.2-4300<\/a> et seq.) of this title, any health service plan licensed under Chapter 42 (§ 38.2-4200<\/a> et seq.) of this title, or any insurer<\/span> whose activities are regulated under other provisions of this title. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits any dentist individually, in partnership with other dentists, or as part of a professional corporation of dentists from entering into agreements directly with his own patients, or with a parent, guardian, conservator, spouse, or other family member acting on such patient’s behalf, involving payment for professional services to be rendered or made available in the future. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 38.2-6100)\n\nA. Except as otherwise provided by law, no dental plan organization shall be\norganized, conducted, or offered in the Commonwealth other than in the manner\nset forth in this chapter.\n\nB. This chapter shall not apply to a prepaid dental services plan organized\nunder Chapter 45 (§ 38.2-4500 et seq.) of this title, a health maintenance\norganization or limited health care services plan licensed to provide dental\nservices under Chapter 43 (§ 38.2-4300 et seq.) of this title, any health\nservice plan licensed under Chapter 42 (§ 38.2-4200 et seq.) of this title,\nor any insurer whose activities are regulated under other provisions of this\ntitle.\n\nC. Nothing contained in this chapter prohibits any dentist individually, in\npartnership with other dentists, or as part of a professional corporation of\ndentists from entering into agreements directly with his own patients, or with a\nparent, guardian, conservator, spouse, or other family member acting on such\npatient’s behalf, involving payment for professional services to be\nrendered or made available in the future.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 668.","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}}