{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-4201","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 38.2-4201","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter:\"Contract holder\" means a person entering into a subscription contract with a nonstock corporation.\"Nonstock corporation\" means a foreign or domestic nonstock corporation which is subject to regulation and licensing under this chapter and which offers or administers subscription contracts to contract holders as part of a plan.\"Health services plan\" or \"plan\" means any arrangement for offering or administering health services or similar or related services by a nonstock corporation licensed under this chapter.\"Hospital services plan\" means a health services plan for providing hospital and similar or related services.\"Medical or surgical services plan\" means a health services plan for providing medical or surgical services or both, and similar or related services.\"Subscriber\" means any person entitled to benefits under the terms and conditions of a subscription contract.\"Subscription contract\" means a written contract which is issued to a contract holder by a nonstock corporation and which provides health services or benefits for health services on a prepaid basis.1986, c. 562; 1988, c. 185.","path":["Title 38.2. INSURANCE","Chapter 42. HEALTH SERVICES PLANS","Article 1. IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/38.2-4201/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:05Z","sha256":"78052c1bd8b09133199fe5c2b1fe132f63f1c76a1217eee339c3c6b4b14569ae","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-4200","next":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-4202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}