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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56815</law_id><section_number>38.2-3518</section_number><catch_line>Standards for policy provisions</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="35">Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Accident and Sickness Insurance Minimum Standards</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Pursuant to the authority granted in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rules and regulations; orders" href="/38.2-223/">38.2-223</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> rules and regulations to establish standards for the sale of individual and group accident and sickness <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span>. These rules and regulations shall be in addition to and in accordance with applicable <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth, including Chapter 34 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Application of chapter" href="/38.2-3400/">38.2-3400</a> et seq.), Article 1 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Form of policy" href="/38.2-3500/">38.2-3500</a> et seq.), this article, and Article 3 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Group accident and sickness insurance definitions" href="/38.2-3521.1/">38.2-3521.1</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-208083" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3518/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Pursuant to the authority granted in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Rules and regulations; orders" href="/38.2-223/">38.2-223</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may <span class="dictionary">issue</span> rules and regulations that specify prohibited policies or <span class="dictionary">policy</span> provisions not otherwise specifically authorized by <span class="dictionary">statute</span> that in the <span class="dictionary">opinion</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> are unjust, unfair, or unfairly discriminatory to the policyowner, beneficiary, or any <span class="dictionary">person</span> insured under the <span class="dictionary">policy</span>. <a id="paragraph-208084" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3518/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1980, c. 204, &#xA7; 38.1-362.13; 1981, c. 575; 1986, c. 562; 2022, c. 531.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
