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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57331</law_id><section_number>38.2-4506</section_number><catch_line>Terms of participation</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="45">Dental or Optometric Services Plans</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each dentist or optometrist participating in any <span class="dictionary">plan</span> shall do so in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed on other participating providers under similar circumstances. Participating providers shall have the right to engage in other practice. A <span class="dictionary">nonstock corporation</span> shall not engage in the practice of dentistry or optometry.</p></section></text><history>1980, c. 682, &#xA7; 38.1-897; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
