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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79096</law_id><section_number>38.2-508.3</section_number><catch_line>Consideration of Medicaid eligibility prohibited</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="5">Unfair Trade Practices</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall, in determining the eligibility of an individual for coverage under an individual or group accident and sickness policy, <span class="dictionary">health services plan</span> or health maintenance organization <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, consider the eligibility of such individual for medical assistance (&#x201C;Medicaid&#x201D;) from this Commonwealth or from any other <span class="dictionary">state</span>. <a id="paragraph-283330" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-508.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall, in determining benefits payable to, or on behalf of an individual covered under an individual or group accident and sickness policy, <span class="dictionary">health services plan</span> or health maintenance organization <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, take into account the eligibility of such individual for medical assistance (&#x201C;Medicaid&#x201D;) from this Commonwealth or from any other <span class="dictionary">state</span>. <a id="paragraph-283331" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-508.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1994, c. 213.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
