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Such guidelines shall also address disability benefits for participating employees whose disability results from multiple injuries or illnesses, one or more of which is a work-related injury. The Board shall have the authority to approve the final guidelines and procedures.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":238414,"text":"The Board and the Department of Human Resource Management, as administrator of the Commonwealth’s self-insurance program for workers’ compensation coverage, shall jointly develop guidelines and procedures for the coordination of benefits and case management for participating employees entitled to benefits under the Act and supplemental disability benefits under this article. Such guidelines shall also address disability benefits for participating employees whose disability results from multiple injuries or illnesses, one or more of which is a work-related injury. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 774<\/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 2 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 2000, chapters 618<\/a> and 632<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 684<\/a> and 695<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":235597,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65587,"identifier":"51.1-1130","token":"51.1\/11\/4\/51.1-1130","url":"\/51.1-1130\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1130\/","token":"51.1\/11\/4\/51.1-1130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Coordination of benefits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board and the Department of Human Resource Management, as administrator of the Commonwealth’s self-insurance program<\/span> for workers’ compensation coverage, shall jointly develop guidelines and procedures for the coordination of benefits and case management for participating employees<\/span> entitled to benefits under the Act<\/span> and supplemental disability benefits<\/span> under this article. Such guidelines shall also address disability benefits<\/span> for participating employees<\/span> whose disability results from multiple injuries or illnesses, one or more of which is a work-related injury<\/span>. The Board shall have the authority to approve the final guidelines and procedures.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOORDINATION OF BENEFITS (\u00a7 51.1-1130)\n\nThe Board and the Department of Human Resource Management, as administrator of\nthe Commonwealth’s self-insurance program for workers’ compensation\ncoverage, shall jointly develop guidelines and procedures for the coordination\nof benefits and case management for participating employees entitled to benefits\nunder the Act and supplemental disability benefits under this article. Such\nguidelines shall also address disability benefits for participating employees\nwhose disability results from multiple injuries or illnesses, one or more of\nwhich is a work-related injury. The Board shall have the authority to approve\nthe final guidelines and procedures.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 2000, cc. 618, 632; 2001, cc. 684, 695.","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}}