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The health insurance plan administered by the Department pursuant to § 2.2-1204 shall provide means whereby coverage for the spouse and any dependents of the deceased as provided in this section may be purchased. The spouse and any dependents of the deceased who purchase continued health insurance coverage pursuant to this section shall pay the same portion of the applicable premium as active employees pay for the same class of coverage, and the local government employer that employed the deceased shall pay the remaining portion of the premium.B\n\nAny application to purchase continued health insurance coverage hereunder shall be made in writing to the Department within 60 days of the date of the deceased’s death. The time for making application may be extended by the Department for good cause shown.C\n\nIn addition to any necessary information requested by the Department, the application shall state whether conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection A have been met. If the Department states that such conditions have not been met, the Department shall conduct an informal fact-finding conference or consultation with the applicant pursuant to § 2.2-4019 of the Administrative Process Act. Upon scheduling the conference or consultation, the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) shall apply thereafter.D\n\nUpon payment of any required premiums, coverage shall automatically be extended during the period for making application and shall be effective retroactive to the date of the deceased’s death.E\n\nThe terms, conditions, and costs of continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall be subject to administration by the Department. The Department may increase the cost of coverage consistent with its administration of health insurance plans under § 2.2-1204. However, at no time shall a surviving spouse or dependents pay more for continued health insurance coverage than active employees pay under the same plan for the same class of coverage.F\n\nFor the surviving spouse, continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following: (i) death, (ii) remarriage, (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being obtained, or (iv) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204.G\n\nFor any surviving dependents, continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following: (i) death; (ii) marriage; (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being obtained; (iv) attaining the age of 21, unless the dependent is (a) a full-time college student, in which event coverage shall not terminate until such dependent has either attained the age of 25 or until such time as the dependent ceases to be a full-time college student, whichever occurs first, or (b) under a mental or physical disability, in which event coverage shall not terminate until three months following cessation of the disability; or (v) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":205716,"text":"The surviving spouse and any dependents of an active or retired law-enforcement officer of any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth; a jail officer; a regional jail or jail farm superintendent; a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or city sergeant or deputy city sergeant of the City of Richmond; or a member of any fire company or department or emergency medical services agency that has been recognized by an ordinance or a resolution of the governing body of any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the official safety program of such county, city, or town; whose death occurs as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty, including the presumptions under §§ 27-40.1, 27-40.2, 51.1-813, and 65.2-402, shall be entitled, upon proper application to the Department, to purchase continued health insurance coverage on the following conditions: (i) on the date of death, the deceased participated in a health insurance plan administered by the Department pursuant to § 2.2-1204 and (ii) on the date of the deceased’s death, the applicants were included in the health insurance plan in clause (i). The health insurance plan administered by the Department pursuant to § 2.2-1204 shall provide means whereby coverage for the spouse and any dependents of the deceased as provided in this section may be purchased. The spouse and any dependents of the deceased who purchase continued health insurance coverage pursuant to this section shall pay the same portion of the applicable premium as active employees pay for the same class of coverage, and the local government employer that employed the deceased shall pay the remaining portion of the premium.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":205717,"text":"Any application to purchase continued health insurance coverage hereunder shall be made in writing to the Department within 60 days of the date of the deceased’s death. The time for making application may be extended by the Department for good cause shown.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":205718,"text":"In addition to any necessary information requested by the Department, the application shall state whether conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection A have been met. If the Department states that such conditions have not been met, the Department shall conduct an informal fact-finding conference or consultation with the applicant pursuant to § 2.2-4019 of the Administrative Process Act. Upon scheduling the conference or consultation, the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) shall apply thereafter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":205719,"text":"Upon payment of any required premiums, coverage shall automatically be extended during the period for making application and shall be effective retroactive to the date of the deceased’s death.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":205720,"text":"The terms, conditions, and costs of continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall be subject to administration by the Department. The Department may increase the cost of coverage consistent with its administration of health insurance plans under § 2.2-1204. However, at no time shall a surviving spouse or dependents pay more for continued health insurance coverage than active employees pay under the same plan for the same class of coverage.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":205721,"text":"For the surviving spouse, continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following: (i) death, (ii) remarriage, (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being obtained, or (iv) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":205722,"text":"For any surviving dependents, continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following: (i) death; (ii) marriage; (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being obtained; (iv) attaining the age of 21, unless the dependent is (a) a full-time college student, in which event coverage shall not terminate until such dependent has either attained the age of 25 or until such time as the dependent ceases to be a full-time college student, whichever occurs first, or (b) under a mental or physical disability, in which event coverage shall not terminate until three months following cessation of the disability; or (v) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14104,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Human Resource Management","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13092,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","permalink":{"id":172859,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14104,"identifier":"12","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13092,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Agencies Related to the General Operation of Government","identifier":"C","label":"part","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12784,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:16","permalink":{"id":172453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13092,"identifier":"C","token":"2.2\/I\/C","url":"\/2.2\/I\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12784,"edition_id":1,"name":"Organization of State Government","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12749,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:53","permalink":{"id":171455,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12784,"identifier":"I","token":"2.2\/I","url":"\/2.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12749,"edition_id":1,"name":"Administration of Government","identifier":"2.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":171453,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12749,"identifier":"2.2","token":"2.2","url":"\/2.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82177,"structure_id":14104,"section_number":"2.2-1200","catch_line":"Department of Human Resource Management created; 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 886<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 699<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 66<\/a> and 657<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64954,"section_number":"2.2-1204","catch_line":"Health insurance program for employees of local governments, local officers, teachers, etc.; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1204\/"},{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":85983,"section_number":"2.2-4019","catch_line":"Informal fact finding proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4019\/"},{"id":77104,"section_number":"27-40.1","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory diseases, hypertension or heart disease","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.1\/"},{"id":71787,"section_number":"27-40.2","catch_line":"Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.2\/"},{"id":56937,"section_number":"51.1-813","catch_line":"Disability resulting from activities in discharge of official duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-813\/"},{"id":59437,"section_number":"65.2-402","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory disease, hypertension or heart disease, cancer","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-402\/"}],"permalink":{"id":172889,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56132,"identifier":"2.2-1205","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12\/2.2-1205","url":"\/2.2-1205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1205\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/12\/2.2-1205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Purchase of continued health insurance coverage by the surviving spouse and any dependents of an active or retired local law-enforcement officer, firefighter, etc., through the Department","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The surviving spouse and any dependents of an active or retired law<\/span>-enforcement officer of any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth; a jail officer; a regional jail or jail farm superintendent; a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or city sergeant or deputy city sergeant of the City of Richmond; or a member of any fire company or department or emergency medical services agency that has been recognized by an ordinance<\/span> or a resolution of the governing body of any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the official safety program of such county, city, or town; whose death occurs as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty, including the presumptions<\/span> under §§ 27-40.1<\/a>, 27-40.2<\/a>, 51.1-813<\/a>, and 65.2-402<\/a>, shall be entitled, upon proper application to the Department, to purchase continued health insurance coverage on the following conditions: (i) on the date of death, the deceased participated in a health insurance plan administered by the Department pursuant to § 2.2-1204<\/a> and (ii) on the date of the deceased’s death, the applicants were included in the health insurance plan in clause (i). The health insurance plan administered by the Department pursuant to § 2.2-1204<\/a> shall provide means whereby coverage for the spouse and any dependents of the deceased as provided in this section may be purchased. The spouse and any dependents of the deceased who purchase continued health insurance coverage pursuant to this section shall pay the same portion of the applicable premium as active employees pay for the same class of coverage, and the local government employer that employed the deceased shall pay the remaining portion of the premium. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any application to purchase continued health insurance coverage hereunder shall be made in writing to the Department within 60 days of the date of the deceased’s death. The time for making application may be extended by the Department for good cause shown. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to any necessary information requested by the Department, the application shall state whether conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection A have been met. If the Department states that such conditions have not been met, the Department shall conduct an informal fact<\/span>-finding<\/span> conference or consultation with the applicant pursuant to § 2.2-4019<\/a> of the Administrative Process Act. Upon scheduling the conference or consultation, the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) shall apply thereafter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Upon payment of any required premiums, coverage shall automatically be extended during the period for making application and shall be effective retroactive to the date of the deceased’s death. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The terms, conditions, and costs of continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall be subject to administration by the Department. The Department may increase the cost of coverage consistent with its administration of health insurance plans under § 2.2-1204<\/a>. However, at no time shall a surviving spouse or dependents pay more for continued health insurance coverage than active employees pay under the same plan for the same class of coverage. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> For the surviving spouse, continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following: (i) death, (ii) remarriage, (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being obtained, or (iv) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> For any surviving dependents, continued health insurance coverage purchased hereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following: (i) death; (ii) marriage; (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being obtained; (iv) attaining the age of 21, unless the dependent is (a) a full-time college student, in which event coverage shall not terminate until such dependent has either attained the age of 25 or until such time as the dependent ceases to be a full-time college student, whichever occurs first, or (b) under a mental or physical disability, in which event coverage shall not terminate until three months following cessation of the disability; or (v) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPURCHASE OF CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY THE SURVIVING SPOUSE AND ANY\nDEPENDENTS OF AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED LOCAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER,\nETC., THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT (\u00a7 2.2-1205)\n\nA. The surviving spouse and any dependents of an active or retired\nlaw-enforcement officer of any county, city, or town of the Commonwealth; a jail\nofficer; a regional jail or jail farm superintendent; a sheriff, deputy sheriff,\nor city sergeant or deputy city sergeant of the City of Richmond; or a member of\nany fire company or department or emergency medical services agency that has\nbeen recognized by an ordinance or a resolution of the governing body of any\ncounty, city, or town of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the official\nsafety program of such county, city, or town; whose death occurs as the direct\nor proximate result of the performance of his duty, including the presumptions\nunder §§ 27-40.1, 27-40.2, 51.1-813, and 65.2-402, shall be entitled,\nupon proper application to the Department, to purchase continued health\ninsurance coverage on the following conditions: (i) on the date of death, the\ndeceased participated in a health insurance plan administered by the Department\npursuant to § 2.2-1204 and (ii) on the date of the deceased’s death,\nthe applicants were included in the health insurance plan in clause (i). The\nhealth insurance plan administered by the Department pursuant to § 2.2-1204\nshall provide means whereby coverage for the spouse and any dependents of the\ndeceased as provided in this section may be purchased. The spouse and any\ndependents of the deceased who purchase continued health insurance coverage\npursuant to this section shall pay the same portion of the applicable premium as\nactive employees pay for the same class of coverage, and the local government\nemployer that employed the deceased shall pay the remaining portion of the\npremium.\n\nB. Any application to purchase continued health insurance coverage hereunder\nshall be made in writing to the Department within 60 days of the date of the\ndeceased’s death. The time for making application may be extended by the\nDepartment for good cause shown.\n\nC. In addition to any necessary information requested by the Department, the\napplication shall state whether conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of\nsubsection A have been met. If the Department states that such conditions have\nnot been met, the Department shall conduct an informal fact-finding conference\nor consultation with the applicant pursuant to § 2.2-4019 of the\nAdministrative Process Act. Upon scheduling the conference or consultation, the\nprovisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) shall\napply thereafter.\n\nD. Upon payment of any required premiums, coverage shall automatically be\nextended during the period for making application and shall be effective\nretroactive to the date of the deceased’s death.\n\nE. The terms, conditions, and costs of continued health insurance coverage\npurchased hereunder shall be subject to administration by the Department. The\nDepartment may increase the cost of coverage consistent with its administration\nof health insurance plans under § 2.2-1204. However, at no time shall a\nsurviving spouse or dependents pay more for continued health insurance coverage\nthan active employees pay under the same plan for the same class of coverage.\n\nF. For the surviving spouse, continued health insurance coverage purchased\nhereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following:\n(i) death, (ii) remarriage, (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being\nobtained, or (iv) any applicable condition outlined in the policies and\nprocedures of the Department governing health insurance plans administered\npursuant to § 2.2-1204.\n\nG. For any surviving dependents, continued health insurance coverage purchased\nhereunder shall automatically terminate upon occurrence of any of the following:\n(i) death; (ii) marriage; (iii) alternate health insurance coverage being\nobtained; (iv) attaining the age of 21, unless the dependent is (a) a full-time\ncollege student, in which event coverage shall not terminate until such\ndependent has either attained the age of 25 or until such time as the dependent\nceases to be a full-time college student, whichever occurs first, or (b) under a\nmental or physical disability, in which event coverage shall not terminate until\nthree months following cessation of the disability; or (v) any applicable\ncondition outlined in the policies and procedures of the Department governing\nhealth insurance plans administered pursuant to § 2.2-1204.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 886, \u00a7 2.1-20.1:04; 1998, c. 699; 2000, cc. 66, 657; 2001, c.\n844; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}