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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55280</law_id><section_number>38.2-6102</section_number><catch_line>License application</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>38.2-6103</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="61">Dental Plan Organizations</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall establish or operate a <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span> in the Commonwealth without first obtaining a license from the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. Any business entity, which is neither an individual nor a sole proprietorship, may apply to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> for a license to establish and operate a <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span> in compliance with this chapter. <a id="paragraph-202745" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Each application for a license shall be verified by an officer or authorized representative of the applicant, shall be in a form prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>, and shall set forth or be accompanied by the following: <a id="paragraph-202746" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A copy of the basic organizational documents of the applicant including, but not limited to, the articles of incorporation, articles of association, partnership agreement, trust agreement, or other applicable documents, and all amendments to those documents; <a id="paragraph-202747" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A copy of the bylaws, rules, and regulations, or any similar document regulating the conduct of the internal affairs of the applicant; <a id="paragraph-202748" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A list of the name, address, official position, and biographical information on forms acceptable to the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> of each member of the governing body and any <span class="dictionary">person</span> with authority to manage or establish policy; and a full disclosure in the application of (i) any financial interest between such <span class="dictionary">person</span> or any dentist, organization, or corporation owned or controlled by such <span class="dictionary">person</span> and the <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span> and (ii) the extent and nature of the financial arrangements between such <span class="dictionary">person</span> and the <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span>; <a id="paragraph-202749" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> A copy of any <span class="dictionary">contract</span> made or to be made between any dentist, sponsor, or organizer of the <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span>, or <span class="dictionary">persons</span> listed in subdivision 3 and the applicant; <a id="paragraph-202750" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> A copy of the <span class="dictionary">evidence of coverage</span> form to be issued to <span class="dictionary">subscribers</span> and the <span class="dictionary">dental benefit contract</span> to be issued to <span class="dictionary">contract holders</span>; <a id="paragraph-202751" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B6" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> A copy of any group contract form that is to be issued to employers, unions, trustees, or other organizations. All group <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> shall set forth the right of <span class="dictionary">subscribers</span> to convert their coverages to an individual contract issued by the <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span>; <a id="paragraph-202752" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B7" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> A financial statement or statements and any reports, certificates, or other documents the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> considers necessary to secure a full and accurate knowledge of the applicant&#x2019;s affairs and financial condition; <a id="paragraph-202753" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B8" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">8.</span> A complete description of the <span class="dictionary">dental plan organization</span> and its method of operation, including (i) the method of marketing the plan, (ii) a statement regarding the sources of working capital as well as any other sources of funding, and (iii) a description of any <span class="dictionary">insurance</span>, reinsurance, or alternative coverage arrangements proposed, including excess <span class="dictionary">insurance</span> or stop loss <span class="dictionary">insurance</span>; <a id="paragraph-202754" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B8"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B9" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">9.</span> A financial feasibility plan that includes, but is not limited to, (i) detailed enrollment projections, (ii) the methodology for determining premium <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">rates</span></span> to be charged during at least the first three years of operations and extending one year beyond the anticipated break-even point certified by an actuary, and (iii) a projection, along with <span class="dictionary">material</span> assumptions, of balance sheets, cash flow statements showing capital expenditures and purchase and sale of investments, and income statements on a quarterly basis for at least three years and extending one year beyond the anticipated break-even point; and <a id="paragraph-202755" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B9"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B10" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">10.</span> Any other information the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> may require to make the determinations required pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Issuance of license; capital and surplus; impairment" href="/38.2-6103/">38.2-6103</a>. <a id="paragraph-202756" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-6102/#B10"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2004, c. 668.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
