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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>87429</law_id><section_number>38.2-3407.13:2</section_number><catch_line>Claims paid to insureds for services from nonparticipating physicians</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="34">Provisions Relating to Accident and Sickness Insurance</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>When an <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>, <span class="dictionary">health services plan</span> or health maintenance organization follows a policy of sending its payment to the insured, subscriber or enrollee for a claim for services received from a nonparticipating physician or osteopath, the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>, <span class="dictionary">health services plan</span> or health maintenance organization shall: (i) include language in the certificate or <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> of coverage of the insured, subscriber or enrollee that notifies the insured, subscriber or enrollee of the responsibility to apply the plan payment to the claim from such nonparticipating provider, (ii) include this language with any such payment sent to the insured, subscriber or enrollee, and (iii) include the name and any last known address of the nonparticipating provider on the explanation of benefits statement.</p></section></text><history>2005, c. 739.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
