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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58127</law_id><section_number>38.2-3540.1</section_number><catch_line>Claims experience</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> Each group accident and sickness <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> policy and health care plan shall contain a provision which provides that the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>, upon request, shall provide a policyholder that employed an average of at least 100 individuals who were insureds, subscribers, or enrollees on business days during the preceding 12-month period with a complete record of the policyholder&#x2019;s medical claims experience or medical costs incurred under the group policy, <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or plan. This record shall include all claims incurred for the lesser of (i) the period of time since the policy, <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or plan was issued or issued for delivery or (ii) the period of time since the policy, <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, or plan was last renewed, reissued or extended, if already issued. This record shall be made available promptly to the policyholder upon request made not less than 30 days prior to the date upon which the premiums or contractual terms of the policy, <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or plan may be amended. Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual that is protected from disclosure under Chapter 6 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Purposes" href="/38.2-600/">38.2-600</a> et seq.) of this title, or under any other applicable federal or <span class="dictionary">state</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span> or regulation. No policyholder shall be required to pay for information requested pursuant to this section. <a id="paragraph-212966" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3540.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> A policyholder that employed an average of at least 100 individuals who were insureds, subscribers or enrollees on business days during the preceding 12-month period shall receive from its <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>, upon request, at the time that the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> provides a record of medical claims experience or medical costs under subsection A of this section (i) a summary of medical claims charges or medical costs incurred and the amount paid with respect to those claims for the most recently available 24-month period; (ii) a listing of the number of insured, subscribers or enrollees for whom combined medical claims payments or medical costs exceed $100,000 for the most recently available 12-month period, and for the preceding 12 months if not previously provided, with information as to whether these enrollees from the most recently available 12-month period remain enrolled under the policy, and provided that a policyholder and <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> may agree by <span class="dictionary">contract</span> to provide the listing for amounts less than $100,000; and (iii) total enrollment in each membership type as of the end of the most recently available 12-month period. This record shall be made available to the policyholder within 20 business days upon written request made not less than 45 days prior to the date upon which the premiums or contractual terms of the policy may be amended. Nothing in this section shall require the disclosure of personal or privileged information about an individual that is protected from disclosure under Chapter 6 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Purposes" href="/38.2-600/">38.2-600</a> et seq.) of this title, or under any other applicable federal or <span class="dictionary">state</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span> or regulation. No policyholder shall be required to pay for information requested pursuant to this section. <a id="paragraph-212967" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3540.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> With respect to group accident and sickness <span class="dictionary">insurance policies</span>, the requirements of this section shall apply to all policies, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span>, and plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued or extended on and after July 1, 2003, or at any time after the effective date hereof when any term of any such policy, <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or plan is changed or any premium adjustment is made. With respect to health care plans, the requirements of this section shall apply to all <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> delivered, issued for delivery, reissued or extended on and after January 1, 2005, or at any time after the effective date hereof when any term of any such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or plan is changed or any premium adjustment is made. <a id="paragraph-212968" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3540.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1992, c. 800; 1999, c. 116; 2003, c. 654; 2004, c. 772.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
