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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 916<\/a> and 917<\/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":75766,"section_number":"38.2-6500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-6500\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87496,"section_number":"38.2-223","catch_line":"Rules and regulations; orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-223\/"}],"permalink":{"id":218355,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59610,"identifier":"38.2-6502","token":"38.2\/65\/38.2-6502","url":"\/38.2-6502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-6502\/","token":"38.2\/65\/38.2-6502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Division established; Exchange created","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-6502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall establish the Health Benefit Exchange Division<\/span> as a separate division<\/span> within the Commission<\/span>. The Virginia Health Benefit Exchange shall be established and administered by the Commission<\/span>, through the Division<\/span>, in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the Federal Act<\/span>. The Exchange shall facilitate the purchase and sale of qualified health plans<\/span> and qualified dental plans<\/span> to qualified individuals<\/span> and qualified employers<\/span>. The Commission<\/span> shall ensure that the Exchange and Bureau<\/span> Divisions<\/span> work in agreement to administer consistent regulation of Exchange plans. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall appoint a Director<\/span> of the Division<\/span>, who shall have overall management responsibility for the Exchange. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span>, through the Division<\/span>, shall have governing power and authority in any matter pertaining to the Exchange. The Commission<\/span> may delegate as it may deem proper such powers and duties to the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter in accordance with its rules of practice and procedure and shall decide all matters related to the Exchange in the same manner as it does when performing its other regulatory, judicial, and administrative duties and responsibilities under this Code. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to § 38.2-223<\/a> as may be necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Exchange. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIVISION ESTABLISHED; EXCHANGE CREATED (\u00a7 38.2-6502)\n\nA. The Commission shall establish the Health Benefit Exchange Division as a\nseparate division within the Commission. The Virginia Health Benefit Exchange\nshall be established and administered by the Commission, through the Division,\nin compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the Federal Act. The\nExchange shall facilitate the purchase and sale of qualified health plans and\nqualified dental plans to qualified individuals and qualified employers. The\nCommission shall ensure that the Exchange and Bureau Divisions work in agreement\nto administer consistent regulation of Exchange plans.\n\nB. The Commission shall appoint a Director of the Division, who shall have\noverall management responsibility for the Exchange.\n\nC. The Commission, through the Division, shall have governing power and\nauthority in any matter pertaining to the Exchange. The Commission may delegate\nas it may deem proper such powers and duties to the Director.\n\nD. The Commission shall carry out its duties and responsibilities under this\nchapter in accordance with its rules of practice and procedure and shall decide\nall matters related to the Exchange in the same manner as it does when\nperforming its other regulatory, judicial, and administrative duties and\nresponsibilities under this Code.\n\nE. The Commission may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to § 38.2-223 as\nmay be necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Exchange.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 916, 917.","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}}