38.2-3418 - Coverage for victims of rape or incest. - Virginia Statutes

§ 38.2-3418. Coverage for victims of rape or incest.

Each hospital expense, medical-surgical expense, major medical expense orhospital confinement indemnity insurance policy issued by an insurer, eachindividual and group subscription contract providing hospital, medical, orsurgical benefits issued by a corporation, and each contract issued by ahealth maintenance organization which provide benefits as a result of an"accident" or "accidental injury" shall be construed to include benefitsfor pregnancy following an act of rape of an insured or subscriber which wasreported to the police within seven days following its occurrence, to thesame extent as any other covered accident. The 7-day requirement shall beextended to 180 days in the case of an act of rape or incest of a femaleunder 13 years of age.

(1981, c. 42, § 38.1-348.13; 1986, c. 562.)