This text of Virginia § 38.2-3409 (Coverage of dependent children) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
A. Any group or individual accident and sickness insurance policy or subscription contract delivered or issued for delivery in the Commonwealth which provides that coverage of a dependent child shall terminate upon that child's attainment of a specified age, shall also provide in substance that attainment of the specified age shall not terminate the child's coverage during the continuance of the policy while the dependent child is and continues to be both:
(i)incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of intellectual or physical disability and (ii) chiefly dependent upon the policyowner for support and maintenance.
B. Proof of incapacity and dependency shall be furnished to the insurer by the policyowner within 31 days of the child's attainment of the specified age. Subsequent pro
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A. Any group or individual accident and sickness insurance policy or subscription contract delivered or issued for delivery in the Commonwealth which provides that coverage of a dependent child shall terminate upon that child's attainment of a specified age, shall also provide in substance that attainment of the specified age shall not terminate the child's coverage during the continuance of the policy while the dependent child is and continues to be both: (i) incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of intellectual or physical disability and (ii) chiefly dependent upon the policyowner for support and maintenance.
B. Proof of incapacity and dependency shall be furnished to the insurer by the policyowner within 31 days of the child's attainment of the specified age. Subsequent proof may be required by the insurer but not more frequently than annually after the two-year period following the child's attainment of the specified age.
C. The insurer may charge an additional premium for any continuation of coverage beyond the specified age. The additional premium shall be determined by the insurer on the basis of the class of risks applicable to the child.