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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67266</law_id><section_number>38.2-5509</section_number><catch_line>Supplemental provisions; rules; exemption</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="55">Risk-Based Capital Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The provisions of this Act are supplemental to any other provisions of the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth, and shall not preclude or limit any other powers or duties of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner of Insurance</span>, or any of the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>&#x2019;s employees or agents under such <span class="dictionary">laws</span>, including, but not limited to, the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Authority of Commission to issue orders covering insurers in hazardous financial condition" href="/38.2-1038/">38.2-1038</a> and <a class="law" title="Refusal, suspension or revocation of license" href="/38.2-1040/">38.2-1040</a>, subdivision A 7 of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Suspension or revocation of license" href="/38.2-4316/">38.2-4316</a>, and Chapter 15 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Scope of chapter" href="/38.2-1500/">38.2-1500</a> et seq.) and any regulations issued thereunder. <a id="paragraph-243771" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may adopt reasonable rules necessary for the implementation of this Act. <a id="paragraph-243772" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may exempt from the application of this Act any domestic <span class="dictionary">property and casualty insurer</span> which: <a id="paragraph-243773" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Writes direct business only in this Commonwealth; <a id="paragraph-243774" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#C1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Writes direct annual premiums of $2 million or less; and <a id="paragraph-243775" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#C2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Assumes no reinsurance in excess of five percent of direct premium written. <a id="paragraph-243776" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#C3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may exempt from the application of this Act an insurer organized and operating under the <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of this Commonwealth and licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 25 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Scope of chapter" href="/38.2-2500/">38.2-2500</a> et seq.). <a id="paragraph-243777" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may exempt from the application of this Act a <span class="dictionary">domestic health organization</span> that writes direct business only in this Commonwealth and assumes no reinsurance in excess of five percent of direct premium written, and either (i) writes direct annual premiums of two million dollars or less for <span class="dictionary">comprehensive medical coverages</span> or (ii) is licensed pursuant to Chapter 45 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Applicability of chapter" href="/38.2-4500/">38.2-4500</a> et seq.) and covers less than 2,000 lives. As used in this subsection, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">comprehensive medical coverages</span>&#x201D; means <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> providing basic health care services and <span class="dictionary">Medicare</span> and Medicaid risk coverages or policies providing hospital, surgical, major medical, <span class="dictionary">Medicare</span> risk and Medicaid risk coverages. <span class="dictionary">Medicare</span> supplement need not be included and premiums for administrative services shall not be included. <a id="paragraph-243778" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-5509/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1995, c. 789; 2000, c. 47; 2018, c. 706.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
