{"law_id":"772895","section_number":"51.1-1132","catch_line":"Health insurance coverage during disability absences","history":"1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2007, c. 90.","order_by":null,"metadata":{"court_decisions":{}},"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/51.1-1132\/","refers_to":[{"id":"777676","section_number":"2.2-2818","catch_line":"Health and related insurance for state employees","url":"\/2.2-2818\/"},{"id":"769833","section_number":"51.1-1119","catch_line":"Applicability of article","url":"\/51.1-1119\/"},{"id":"784969","section_number":"51.1-201","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/51.1-201\/"},{"id":"766891","section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"(Effective until July 1, 2017) Title of chapter; definitions","url":"\/9.1-400\/"},{"id":"786516","section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2017) Title of chapter; definitions","url":"\/9.1-400\/"}],"url":"\/51.1-1132\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1132","structure":{"1":{"id":"3064","name":"Provisions Applicable To Disability Benefits Generally","identifier":"5","label":"article","url":"\/51.1\/11\/5\/"},"2":{"id":"493","name":"Sickness And Disability Program","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","url":"\/51.1\/11\/"},"3":{"id":"435","name":"Pensions, Benefits, And Retirement","identifier":"51.1","label":"title","url":"\/51.1\/"}},"referred_to_by":false,"edition_id":"11","section_id":"772895","structure_id":"3064","full_text":"A Participating employees enrolled in a health insurance plan established pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2818 shall continue to be covered during periods of short-term disability and shall have the option of continuing to be covered by such plan during periods of absence covered by long-term disability benefits.\r\rB The Commonwealth shall pay the employer’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage under such plan for participating employees and for the families or dependents of such employees during periods the employee is receiving short-term disability benefits to the same extent as for other state employees covered by such plan.\r\rC Participating employees enrolled in such plan established pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2818 shall have the option of continuing to be covered under such plan, and shall pay the full cost for coverage under such plan for themselves and for their families and dependents during periods the employee is receiving long-term disability benefits. However, for an employee as defined in \u00a7 51.1-201 who is receiving long-term disability benefits for a work-related disability pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7 51.1-1119 et seq.) of Chapter 11, the Commonwealth shall continue to pay the employer’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage under such plan for the participating employee and for his family and dependents until such time as the employee is approved for continued health insurance coverage as provided under Chapter 4 (\u00a7 9.1-400 et seq.) of Title 9.1.\r\r","text":{"0":{"id":"2491519","text":"Participating employees enrolled in a health insurance plan established pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2818 shall continue to be covered during periods of short-term disability and shall have the option of continuing to be covered by such plan during periods of absence covered by long-term disability benefits.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1},"1":{"id":"2491520","text":"The Commonwealth shall pay the employer’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage under such plan for participating employees and for the families or dependents of such employees during periods the employee is receiving short-term disability benefits to the same extent as for other state employees covered by such plan.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1},"2":{"id":"2491521","text":"Participating employees enrolled in such plan established pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2818 shall have the option of continuing to be covered under such plan, and shall pay the full cost for coverage under such plan for themselves and for their families and dependents during periods the employee is receiving long-term disability benefits. However, for an employee as defined in \u00a7 51.1-201 who is receiving long-term disability benefits for a work-related disability pursuant to Article 4 (\u00a7 51.1-1119 et seq.) of Chapter 11, the Commonwealth shall continue to pay the employer’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage under such plan for the participating employee and for his family and dependents until such time as the employee is approved for continued health insurance coverage as provided under Chapter 4 (\u00a7 9.1-400 et seq.) of Title 9.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"3064","name":"Provisions Applicable To Disability Benefits Generally","identifier":"5","label":"article","url":"\/51.1\/11\/5\/"},"2":{"id":"493","name":"Sickness And Disability Program","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","url":"\/51.1\/11\/"},"3":{"id":"435","name":"Pensions, Benefits, And Retirement","identifier":"51.1","label":"title","url":"\/51.1\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"774924","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1131","catch_line":"Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability","url":"\/51.1-1131\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1131"},"1":{"id":"785907","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1131.1","catch_line":"Employer contributions during disability absences","url":"\/51.1-1131.1\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1131.1"},"2":{"id":"772895","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1132","catch_line":"Health insurance coverage during disability absences","url":"\/51.1-1132\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1132"},"3":{"id":"792873","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1133","catch_line":"Life and accident insurance coverage during disability absences","url":"\/51.1-1133\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1133"},"4":{"id":"794089","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1134","catch_line":"Optional insurance during disability absences","url":"\/51.1-1134\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1134"},"5":{"id":"789062","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1135","catch_line":"Exclusions and limitations","url":"\/51.1-1135\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1135"},"6":{"id":"793144","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1135.1","catch_line":"Appeals","url":"\/51.1-1135.1\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1135.1"},"7":{"id":"793519","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1135.2","catch_line":"Board authorized to provide long-term care insurance and benefits","url":"\/51.1-1135.2\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1135.2"}},"previous_section":{"id":"785907","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1131.1","catch_line":"Employer contributions during disability absences","url":"\/51.1-1131.1\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1131.1"},"next_section":{"id":"792873","structure_id":"3064","section_number":"51.1-1133","catch_line":"Life and accident insurance coverage during disability absences","url":"\/51.1-1133\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1133"},"references":false,"formats":{"txt":"\/51.1-1132.txt","json":"\/51.1-1132.json","xml":"\/51.1-1132.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Health insurance coverage during disability absences","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1132","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE DURING DISABILITY ABSENCES (\u00a7 51.1-1132)\n\nA. Participating employees enrolled in a health insurance plan established\npursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2818 shall continue to be covered during periods of\nshort-term disability and shall have the option of continuing to be covered by\nsuch plan during periods of absence covered by long-term disability benefits.\n\nB. The Commonwealth shall pay the employer’s share of the cost of health\ninsurance coverage under such plan for participating employees and for the\nfamilies or dependents of such employees during periods the employee is\nreceiving short-term disability benefits to the same extent as for other state\nemployees covered by such plan.\n\nC. Participating employees enrolled in such plan established pursuant to \u00a7\n2.2-2818 shall have the option of continuing to be covered under such plan, and\nshall pay the full cost for coverage under such plan for themselves and for\ntheir families and dependents during periods the employee is receiving long-term\ndisability benefits. However, for an employee as defined in \u00a7 51.1-201 who is\nreceiving long-term disability benefits for a work-related disability pursuant\nto Article 4 (\u00a7 51.1-1119 et seq.) of Chapter 11, the Commonwealth shall\ncontinue to pay the employer’s share of the cost of health insurance\ncoverage under such plan for the participating employee and for his family and\ndependents until such time as the employee is approved for continued health\ninsurance coverage as provided under Chapter 4 (\u00a7 9.1-400 et seq.) of Title\n9.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2007, c. 90."}