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However, for an employee as defined in § 51.1-201 who is receiving long-term disability benefits for a work-related disability pursuant to Article 4 (§ 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 (§ 9.1-400 et seq.) of Title 9.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281597,"text":"Participating employees enrolled in a health insurance plan established pursuant to § 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,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":281598,"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,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":281599,"text":"Participating employees enrolled in such plan established pursuant to § 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. 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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 2007, chapter 90<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68317,"section_number":"2.2-2818","catch_line":"Health and related insurance for state employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2818\/"},{"id":61765,"section_number":"51.1-1119","catch_line":"Applicability of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1119\/"},{"id":54544,"section_number":"51.1-201","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-201\/"},{"id":54405,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235611,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78576,"identifier":"51.1-1132","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1132","url":"\/51.1-1132\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1132\/","token":"51.1\/11\/5\/51.1-1132","dublin_core":{"Title":"Health insurance coverage during disability absences","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1132","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Participating employees<\/span> enrolled in a health insurance plan established pursuant to § 2.2-2818<\/a> 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<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commonwealth shall pay the employer’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage under such plan for participating employees<\/span> and for the families or dependents of such employees during periods the employee is receiving short-term disability benefits<\/span> to the same extent as for other state employees covered by such plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Participating employees<\/span> enrolled in such plan established pursuant to § 2.2-2818<\/a> 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<\/span>. However, for an employee as defined in § 51.1-201<\/a> who is receiving long-term disability benefits<\/span> for a work-related disability pursuant to Article 4 (§ 51.1-1119<\/a> 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<\/span> and for his family and dependents until such time as the employee is approved for continued health insurance coverage as provided under Chapter 4 (§ 9.1-400<\/a> et seq.) of Title 9.1. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","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 § 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 §\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 § 51.1-201 who\nis receiving long-term disability benefits for a work-related disability\npursuant to Article 4 (§ 51.1-1119 et seq.) of Chapter 11, the Commonwealth\nshall continue 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 (§ 9.1-400 et seq.) of Title\n9.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 774; 1999, c. 144; 2007, c. 90.","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}}