Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-4218 (2026)

Subscriber to have free choice of medical practitioners available

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A plan shall be organized and operated to assure that any subscriber shall have free choice of the medical practitioners available and participating in the plan.

Code 1950, § 32-195.8:2; 1972, c. 429, § 38.1-820; 1979, c. 721; 1986, c. 562.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1993–1993 · leading case: Blue Cross v. St. Mary's Hosp. of Richmond, Inc., 426 S.E.2d 117 (Va. 1993).

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Blue Cross v. St. Mary's Hosp. of Richmond, Inc., 426 S.E.2d 117 (Va. 1993). “Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 38.2-4218 and 38.2-4221, any nonstock corporation may, as a feature of its plan, offer preferred provider subscription contracts pursuant to the requirements of this section that limit the numbers and types of providers of health care…”

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