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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 1999, chapter 144<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 694<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62468,"section_number":"51.1-1110","catch_line":"Short-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1110\/"},{"id":58886,"section_number":"51.1-1112","catch_line":"Long-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1112\/"},{"id":60326,"section_number":"51.1-1121","catch_line":"Supplemental short-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1121\/"},{"id":75852,"section_number":"51.1-1123","catch_line":"Supplemental long-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1123\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":235603,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67624,"identifier":"51.1-1131","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1131","url":"\/51.1-1131\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1131\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1131","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1131","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Disability benefits<\/span> shall be increased to eighty percent of creditable compensation for any disabled participating employee<\/span> who (i) is unable to perform at least two of the six activities of daily living due to a loss of functional capacity or (ii) requires substantial supervision to protect the employee from threats to health and safety as a result of severe cognitive impairment. Determination of whether a participating employee<\/span> satisfies either of these conditions shall be made in accordance with the policies of the Board or its designee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FOR CATASTROPHIC DISABILITY (\u00a7 51.1-1131)\n\nDisability benefits shall be increased to eighty percent of creditable\ncompensation for any disabled participating employee who (i) is unable to\nperform at least two of the six activities of daily living due to a loss of\nfunctional capacity or (ii) requires substantial supervision to protect the\nemployee from threats to health and safety as a result of severe cognitive\nimpairment. Determination of whether a participating employee satisfies either\nof these conditions shall be made in accordance with the policies of the Board\nor its designee.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2001, c. 694.","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}}