                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HEALTH STATUS (§ 38.2-3449)

A. Notwithstanding any provision of &#xA7; 38.2-508.5, 38.2-3431, 38.2-3432.3,
38.2-3521.1, 38.2-3522.1, 38.2-3540.2, 38.2-3551, 38.2-4109, or any other
section of this title to the contrary, a health carrier offering a health
benefit plan providing individual or group health insurance coverage shall not
establish rules for eligibility, including continued eligibility, of any covered
person to enroll under the terms of coverage based on any health status-related
factor in relation to the covered person.

B. A health carrier shall not require any covered person as a condition of
enrollment or continued enrollment under a health benefit plan to pay a premium
or contribution that is greater than such premium or contribution for a
similarly situated covered person enrolled in the plan on the basis of any
health status-related factor in relation to the covered person.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 751.