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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 38.2-3408 and 38.2-4221 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 38.2-3408. Policy providing for reimbursement for services that may be performed by certain practitioners other than physicians.
A. If an accident and sickness insurance policy provides reimbursement for any
service that may be legally performed by a person licensed in this Commonwealth
as a chiropractor, optometrist, optician, professional counselor, psychologist,
clinical social worker, podiatrist, physical therapist, chiropodist, clinical
nurse specialist who renders mental health services, audiologist or
, speech pathologist or certified nurse midwife,
reimbursement under the policy shall not be denied because the service is
rendered by the licensed practitioner.
B. This section shall not apply to Medicaid, or any state fund.
§ 38.2-4221. Services of certain practitioners other than physicians to be covered.
A nonstock corporation shall not fail or refuse, either directly or indirectly,
to allow or to pay to a subscriber for all or any part of the health services
rendered by any doctor of podiatry, doctor of chiropody, optometrist, optician,
chiropractor, professional counselor, psychologist, physical therapist,
clinical social worker, clinical nurse specialist who renders mental health
services, audiologist or , speech pathologist or
certified nurse midwife licensed to practice in Virginia, if the services
rendered (i) are services provided for by the subscription contract,
and (ii) are services which the doctor of podiatry, doctor of chiropody,
optometrist, optician, chiropractor, professional counselor, psychologist,
physical therapist, clinical social worker, clinical nurse specialist who
renders mental health services, audiologist or, speech
pathologist or certified nurse midwife is licensed to render in this
Commonwealth.