Section 38.2-3408 - Policy providing for reimbursement for services that may be performed by certain practitioners other than physiciansA. If an accident and sickness insurance policy provides reimbursement for any service that may be legally performed by a person licensed in this Commonwealth as a chiropractor, optometrist, optician, professional counselor, psychologist, clinical social worker, podiatrist, physical therapist, chiropodist, clinical nurse specialist, audiologist, speech pathologist, certified nurse midwife or other advanced practice registered nurse, marriage and family therapist, athletic trainer, or licensed acupuncturist, reimbursement under the policy shall not be denied because the service is rendered by the licensed practitioner, provided that, for services performed by an athletic trainer, such service is performed in an office setting.B. If an accident and sickness insurance policy provides reimbursement for a service that may be legally performed by a licensed pharmacist, reimbursement under the policy shall not be denied because the service is rendered by the licensed pharmacist, provided that (i) the service is performed for an insured for a condition under the terms of a collaborative agreement, as defined in § 54.1-3300, (ii) the service is for the administration of vaccines for immunization, or (iii) the service is provided in accordance with § 54.1-3303.1.C. This section shall not apply to Medicaid, or any state fund.1968, c. 588, § 38.1-347.1; 1973, c. 428; 1979, c. 13; 1986, c. 562; 1987, cc. 549, 551, 557; 1989, cc. 7, 201; 1997, c. 203; 1998, c. 146; 2001, cc. 102, 475; 2019, cc. 332, 333; 2020, cc. 726, 731; 2022, cc. 440, 441; 2023, c. 183.Amended by Acts 2023 c. 183,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2022 c. 441,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022, app. to all insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2023, and to all such policies, contracts, or plans to which a term is changed or any premium adjustment is made on or after such date..Amended by Acts 2022 c. 440,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022, app. to all insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2023, and to all such policies, contracts, or plans to which a term is changed or any premium adjustment is made on or after such date..Amended by Acts 2020 c. 731, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by Acts 2020 c. 726, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by Acts 2019 c. 333, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2019 c. 332, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.