CODE OF VIRGINIA

UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION; MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES (§ 38.2-508.1)

A. No person shall refuse to issue or refuse to continue a life insurance policy
on the life of any member of the United States Armed Forces, the Reserves of the
United States Armed Forces or the National Guard due to (i) their status as a
member of any such military organization or (ii) their duty assignment while a
member of any such military organization.

B. In circumstances where an individual’s or family member’s
coverage under a group life or group health insurance policy or contract was
terminated due to such individual’s status as a member of the United
States Armed Forces, the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces or the
National Guard, no person shall refuse to reinstate such coverage, regardless of
continuation, renewal, reissue or replacement of the group insurance policy,
upon the occurrence of the individual’s return to eligibility status under
the policy or contract. Such reinstated coverage shall not contain any new
preexisting condition or other exclusions or limitations except that the
remainder of a preexisting condition requirement that was not satisfied prior to
termination of the individual’s coverage resulting from such military
status may be applied once the individual returns and coverage under the group
policy is reinstated.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply in any instance in which the
provisions of this section are inconsistent or in conflict with a provision of
Article 6 (§ 38.2-3438 et seq.) of Chapter 34.

HISTORY: 1991, cc. 663, 678; 2013, c. 751.