CODE OF VIRGINIA

GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY (§ 38.2-3448)

A. Notwithstanding any provision of § 38.2-3430.3, 38.2-3436, 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 issue
such coverage to any eligible individual or employer in the Commonwealth that
applies for such coverage. For purposes of this section, an “eligible
individual” means any individual eligible for either individual or group
health insurance coverage in the Commonwealth.

B. A health carrier may restrict enrollment in a health benefit plan to open or
special enrollment periods. The Commission may establish open enrollment periods
applicable to all health benefit plans.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 751.