38.2-508.1 - Unfair discrimination; members of the armed forces. - Virginia Statutes

§ 38.2-508.1. Unfair discrimination; members of the armed forces.

A. No person shall refuse to issue or refuse to continue a life insurancepolicy on the life of any member of the United States Armed Forces, theReserves 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 dutyassignment while a member of any such military organization.

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

(1991, cc. 663, 678.)