                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SCOPE OF CHAPTER (§ 38.2-3557)

A. This chapter shall apply to all health carriers, except that the provisions
of this chapter shall not apply to a policy or certificate that provides
coverage only for a specified disease, specified accident or accident-only
coverage, credit, disability income, hospital indemnity, long-term care, dental,
vision care, or any other limited supplemental benefit or to a Medicare
supplement policy of insurance, coverage under a plan through Medicare,
Medicaid, or the federal employees health benefits program, self-insured plans,
any coverage issued under Chapter 55 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code, and any
coverage issued as supplemental to that coverage, any coverage issued as
supplemental to liability insurance, workers&#8217; compensation or similar
insurance, automobile medical payment insurance or any insurance under which
benefits are payable with or without regard to fault, whether written on a group
blanket or individual basis.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, self-insured employee welfare
benefit plans may request a standard external review from the Commission.
&#8220;Employee welfare benefit plan&#8221; has the meaning set forth in the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. &#xA7; 1002 (1).

HISTORY: 2011, c. 788.