{"data":{"id":"us-va/14vac5-141-130","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"14VAC5-141-130","heading":"Similar supplemental coverage","body":"A. Similar supplemental coverage that qualifies as excepted benefits is coverage that supplements and fills gaps in a group health plan. The supplemental coverage shall:\n\n1. Cover benefits that are not covered by the primary coverage and are not essential health benefits as described in § 38.2-3451 of the Code of Virginia; or\n\n2. Fill gaps in cost-sharing for primary coverage, including copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles.\n\nB. Similar supplemental coverage shall be provided under a separate policy.\n\nC. Similar supplemental coverage does not include coverage that becomes secondary or supplemental only under a coordination of benefits provision.","path":["Title 14. Insurance","Agency 5. State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance","Chapter 141. Rules Governing Accident and Sickness Excepted Benefits Policies; Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title14/agency5/chapter141/section130/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:52Z","sha256":"2005c29a88ff2a9e1c4325e4d53ebe2e64d26ccd41bb7e38aaf34b7dbf1fa85d","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/14vac5-141-120","next":"us-va/14vac5-141-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}