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Participating covered employees shall not be required to present evidence of insurability satisfactory to an insurance company for basic group life insurance coverage. Each covered institution shall offer all salaried participating covered employees basic group life insurance at a level of coverage determined by the institution’s governing board. A covered institution may require participating covered employees to pay all or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to this subsection, which may be collected through a payroll deduction program. If the institution’s governing board so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation agreements as the Virginia Retirement System may require, the covered institution’s participating covered employees may be covered by the Virginia Retirement System’s group insurance programs established pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 51.1-500 et seq.) of Title 51.1 with the same terms, costs, conditions, and benefits as other state employees.C\n\nFor those of its participating covered employees eligible to participate in the Virginia Retirement System, a covered institution shall (i) purchase disability insurance; (ii) subject to the execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth, continue to participate in the disability insurance program established for state agencies; (iii) establish a self-insured disability insurance program; or (iv) perform any combination of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). A covered institution may require participating covered employees to pay all or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to clause (i), (iii), or (iv), which may be collected through a payroll deduction program. However, no such covered institution shall be required to contribute to the program established for state agencies on behalf of participating covered employees who do not participate in that program.D\n\nIf a covered institution’s governing board so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth, each such institution or its participating covered employees, or both, may participate in any future insurance programs established for state employees with the same terms, conditions, and benefits as other state employees.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274270,"text":"Insurance plans provided under this article and all proceeds from such plans are subject to the same provisions regarding exemption from levy, garnishment, and other legal process as is provided to Virginia Retirement System plans under § 51.1-510, provided, however, that (i) permitted assignments shall be made through completion of forms provided by the covered institution or its vendor and (ii) for insurance plans established by a covered institution, the covered institution shall exercise the authority granted to the Board of the Virginia Retirement System in § 51.1-510.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":274271,"text":"Each covered institution (i) shall purchase or make available group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans covering in whole or in part those of its participating covered employees eligible to participate in the Virginia Retirement System and (ii) may purchase or make available such additional insurance plans covering its participating covered employees as it deems appropriate. Participating covered employees shall not be required to present evidence of insurability satisfactory to an insurance company for basic group life insurance coverage. Each covered institution shall offer all salaried participating covered employees basic group life insurance at a level of coverage determined by the institution’s governing board. A covered institution may require participating covered employees to pay all or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to this subsection, which may be collected through a payroll deduction program. If the institution’s governing board so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation agreements as the Virginia Retirement System may require, the covered institution’s participating covered employees may be covered by the Virginia Retirement System’s group insurance programs established pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 51.1-500 et seq.) of Title 51.1 with the same terms, costs, conditions, and benefits as other state employees.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":274272,"text":"For those of its participating covered employees eligible to participate in the Virginia Retirement System, a covered institution shall (i) purchase disability insurance; (ii) subject to the execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth, continue to participate in the disability insurance program established for state agencies; (iii) establish a self-insured disability insurance program; or (iv) perform any combination of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). A covered institution may require participating covered employees to pay all or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to clause (i), (iii), or (iv), which may be collected through a payroll deduction program. However, no such covered institution shall be required to contribute to the program established for state agencies on behalf of participating covered employees who do not participate in that program.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":274273,"text":"If a covered institution’s governing board so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth, each such institution or its participating covered employees, or both, may participate in any future insurance programs established for state employees with the same terms, conditions, and benefits as other state employees.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14810,"edition_id":1,"name":"Restructured Financial and Administrative Authority; 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 933<\/a> and 945<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59817,"section_number":"23.1-1022","catch_line":"Covered institutions; operational authority; human resources; election by certain covered employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1022\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86887,"section_number":"51.1-500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-500\/"},{"id":81121,"section_number":"51.1-510","catch_line":"Insurance exempt from process","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-510\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76407,"identifier":"23.1-1025","token":"23.1\/III\/10\/4\/23.1-1025","url":"\/23.1-1025\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1025\/","token":"23.1\/III\/10\/4\/23.1-1025","dublin_core":{"Title":"Covered institutions; operational authority; human resources; certain insurance plans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1025","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Insurance plans provided under this article and all proceeds from such plans are subject to the same provisions regarding exemption from levy<\/span>, garnishment<\/span>, and other legal process as is provided to Virginia Retirement System<\/span> plans under § 51.1-510<\/a>, provided, however, that (i) permitted assignments shall be made through completion of forms provided by the covered institution<\/span> or its vendor and (ii) for insurance plans established by a covered institution<\/span>, the covered institution<\/span> shall exercise the authority granted to the Board of the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> in § 51.1-510<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each covered institution<\/span> (i) shall purchase or make available group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans covering in whole or in part those of its participating covered employees<\/span> eligible to participate in the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> and (ii) may purchase or make available such additional insurance plans covering its participating covered employees<\/span> as it deems appropriate. Participating covered employees<\/span> shall not be required to present evidence<\/span> of insurability satisfactory to an insurance company for basic group life insurance coverage. Each covered institution<\/span> shall offer all salaried participating covered employees<\/span> basic group life insurance at a level of coverage determined by the institution’s governing board<\/span>. A covered institution<\/span> may require participating covered employees<\/span> to pay all or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to this subsection, which may be collected through a payroll deduction program. If the institution’s governing board<\/span> so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation agreements as the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> may require, the covered institution<\/span>’s participating covered employees<\/span> may be covered by the Virginia Retirement System<\/span>’s group insurance programs established pursuant to Chapter 5 (§ 51.1-500<\/a> et seq.) of Title 51.1 with the same terms, costs, conditions, and benefits as other state employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For those of its participating covered employees<\/span> eligible to participate in the Virginia Retirement System<\/span>, a covered institution<\/span> shall (i) purchase disability insurance; (ii) subject to the execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth, continue to participate in the disability insurance program established for state agencies; (iii) establish a self-insured disability insurance program; or (iv) perform any combination of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii). A covered institution<\/span> may require participating covered employees<\/span> to pay all or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to clause (i), (iii), or (iv), which may be collected through a payroll deduction program. However, no such covered institution<\/span> shall be required to contribute to the program established for state agencies on behalf of participating covered employees<\/span> who do not participate in that program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If a covered institution<\/span>’s governing board<\/span> so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the Commonwealth, each such institution or its participating covered employees<\/span>, or both, may participate in any future insurance programs established for state employees with the same terms, conditions, and benefits as other state employees. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOVERED INSTITUTIONS; OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY; HUMAN RESOURCES; CERTAIN INSURANCE\nPLANS (\u00a7 23.1-1025)\n\nA. Insurance plans provided under this article and all proceeds from such plans\nare subject to the same provisions regarding exemption from levy, garnishment,\nand other legal process as is provided to Virginia Retirement System plans under\n§ 51.1-510, provided, however, that (i) permitted assignments shall be made\nthrough completion of forms provided by the covered institution or its vendor\nand (ii) for insurance plans established by a covered institution, the covered\ninstitution shall exercise the authority granted to the Board of the Virginia\nRetirement System in § 51.1-510.\n\nB. Each covered institution (i) shall purchase or make available group life and\naccidental death and dismemberment insurance plans covering in whole or in part\nthose of its participating covered employees eligible to participate in the\nVirginia Retirement System and (ii) may purchase or make available such\nadditional insurance plans covering its participating covered employees as it\ndeems appropriate. Participating covered employees shall not be required to\npresent evidence of insurability satisfactory to an insurance company for basic\ngroup life insurance coverage. Each covered institution shall offer all salaried\nparticipating covered employees basic group life insurance at a level of\ncoverage determined by the institution’s governing board. A covered\ninstitution may require participating covered employees to pay all or a portion\nof the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to this subsection, which\nmay be collected through a payroll deduction program. If the institution’s\ngoverning board so elects, and subject to the execution of such participation\nagreements as the Virginia Retirement System may require, the covered\ninstitution’s participating covered employees may be covered by the\nVirginia Retirement System’s group insurance programs established pursuant\nto Chapter 5 (§ 51.1-500 et seq.) of Title 51.1 with the same terms, costs,\nconditions, and benefits as other state employees.\n\nC. For those of its participating covered employees eligible to participate in\nthe Virginia Retirement System, a covered institution shall (i) purchase\ndisability insurance; (ii) subject to the execution of such participation\nagreements as may be necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of the\nCommonwealth, continue to participate in the disability insurance program\nestablished for state agencies; (iii) establish a self-insured disability\ninsurance program; or (iv) perform any combination of clauses (i), (ii), and\n(iii). A covered institution may require participating covered employees to pay\nall or a portion of the cost of the insurance coverage offered pursuant to\nclause (i), (iii), or (iv), which may be collected through a payroll deduction\nprogram. However, no such covered institution shall be required to contribute to\nthe program established for state agencies on behalf of participating covered\nemployees who do not participate in that program.\n\nD. If a covered institution’s governing board so elects, and subject to\nthe execution of such participation agreements as may be necessary, appropriate,\nand in the best interests of the Commonwealth, each such institution or its\nparticipating covered employees, or both, may participate in any future\ninsurance programs established for state employees with the same terms,\nconditions, and benefits as other state employees.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 933, 945, \u00a7 23-38.119; 2016, c. 588.","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}}