7815962.2-2818.2Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Administration Of GovernmentOrganization Of State GovernmentState Officers And EmployeesGeneral ProvisionsApplication of mandates to the state employee health insurance plan2009, cc. 247, 317.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/2.2-2818.2/2.2-2818Health and related insurance for state employees/2.2-2818//2.2-2818.2/2.2/I/E/28/2.2-2818.238.2-3418.17Notwithstanding the provisions of § 2.2-2818, any law imposed under Title 38.2 that becomes effective on or after July 1, 2009, that provides for an insurance mandate for policies of accident and health insurance shall also apply to health coverage offered to state employees pursuant to § 2.2-2818.sectionBB1If health coverage offered to state employees under § 2.2-2818 offers coverage in the same manner and to the same extent as the coverage required by an insurance mandate imposed under Title 38.2 or coverage that is greater than an insurance mandate imposed under Title 38.2, the coverage offered to state employees under § 2.2-2818 shall be considered in compliance with the insurance mandate.sectionCC1