                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION OF MANDATES TO THE STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN (§
2.2-2818.2)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;insurance mandate&#8221; means a mandatory
obligation with respect to coverage, benefits, or the number or types of
providers imposed on policies of accident and health insurance under Title 38.2.
&#8220;Insurance mandate&#8221; does not include (i) an administrative rule or
regulation imposing a mandatory obligation with respect to coverage, benefits,
or providers unless that mandatory obligation was specifically imposed on
policies of accident and health insurance by statute or (ii) any obligation
imposed on a health carrier by &#xA7; 38.2-3407.5:2.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7; 2.2-2818, any law imposed under
Title 38.2 that becomes effective on or after July 1, 2009, that provides for an
insurance mandate for policies of accident and health insurance shall also apply
to health coverage offered to state employees pursuant to &#xA7; 2.2-2818.

C. If health coverage offered to state employees under &#xA7; 2.2-2818 offers
coverage in the same manner and to the same extent as the coverage required by
an insurance mandate imposed under Title 38.2 or coverage that is greater than
an insurance mandate imposed under Title 38.2, the coverage offered to state
employees under &#xA7; 2.2-2818 shall be considered in compliance with the
insurance mandate.

HISTORY: 2009, cc. 247, 317; 2017, c. 716.