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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84584</law_id><section_number>38.2-3523.4</section_number><catch_line>Minimum number of persons covered</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-4214</reference><reference>38.2-4319</reference></referred_to_by><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="3">Group Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A group accident and sickness <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> policy shall on the <span class="dictionary">issue</span> date and at each policy anniversary date, cover at least two <span class="dictionary">persons</span>, other than spouses or <span class="dictionary">minor</span> children, unless such spouse or <span class="dictionary">minor</span> child is determined to be an eligible employee as defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Application of article; definitions" href="/38.2-3431/">38.2-3431</a>. <a id="paragraph-303127" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3523.4/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The provisions of this section shall not apply in any instance in which the provisions of this section are inconsistent or in conflict with a provision of Article 6 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/38.2-3438/">38.2-3438</a> et seq.) of Chapter 34. <a id="paragraph-303128" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3523.4/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1998, c. 154; 2013, c. 751.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
