SECTION 38.2-3401. Forms of insurance authorized  


A. Accident and sickness insurance shall be issued only in the following forms:

1. Individual accident and sickness policies; or

2. Group accident and sickness policies.

B. Pursuant to the authority granted by § 38.2-223 , the Commission may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to govern insurers' practices with regard to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or the presence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), including advertising practices, underwriting practices, policy provisions, claim practices, or other practices with regard to individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies delivered or issued for delivery in the Commonwealth of Virginia and certificates or evidences of coverage, issued under any contract delivered or issued for delivery in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

1986, c. 562; 1989, c. 653.