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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>84555</law_id><section_number>38.2-4310</section_number><catch_line>Protection against insolvency</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-1016.1</reference><reference>38.2-4302</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="43">Health Maintenance Organizations</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each <span class="dictionary">health maintenance organization</span> shall deposit and maintain <span class="dictionary">acceptable securities</span> with the <span class="dictionary">State</span> Treasurer in amounts prescribed by &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Deposits" href="/38.2-4310.1/">38.2-4310.1</a>. The deposit shall be held as a special fund in trust, as a guarantee that the obligations to the <span class="dictionary">enrollees</span> who are residents of this Commonwealth will be performed. The securities shall be deposited pursuant to a system of book-entry evidencing ownership interests of the securities with transfers of ownership interests effected on the records of a depository and its participants pursuant to rules and procedures established by the depository. Upon a determination of insolvency or action by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> pursuant to Chapter 15 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Scope of chapter" href="/38.2-1500/">38.2-1500</a> et seq.), the deposit shall be an asset subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 and shall be used to protect the interests of the <span class="dictionary">health maintenance organization</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">enrollees</span> and to assure continuation of covered services to <span class="dictionary">enrollees</span>. A <span class="dictionary">health maintenance organization</span> shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Purpose and applicability of chapter" href="/38.2-1700/">38.2-1700</a> et seq.).</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 720, &#xA7; 38.1-874; 1986, c. 562; 1989, c. 216; 1990, c. 224; 1992, cc. 14, 20; 2000, c. 503; 2014, c. 814; 2018, c. 706; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 158.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
