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The policies shall be purchased from and carried with a disability insurance company that is authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tEach policy shall contain a provision stipulating the maximum expense and risk charges that are determined by the Board to be consistent with the general level of charges made by disability insurance companies under policies of long-term disability insurance issued to large employers. The Board may require that the policies have reinsurance with a disability insurance company incorporated or organized under the laws of and authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insure long-term disability benefits in accordance with the standards set forth in § 51.1-124.30.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226846,"text":"The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a short-term disability and long-term disability benefits program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Board is authorized to delegate or assign to any person any of the duties required to be performed by the Board pursuant to this chapter. The Board is authorized to purchase long-term disability insurance policies for participating employees. The policies shall be purchased from and carried with a disability insurance company that is authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tEach policy shall contain a provision stipulating the maximum expense and risk charges that are determined by the Board to be consistent with the general level of charges made by disability insurance companies under policies of long-term disability insurance issued to large employers. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 701<\/a> and 823<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84073,"section_number":"51.1-124.30","catch_line":"Board as trustee of funds; investments; standard of care; liability for losses","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.30\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62198,"identifier":"51.1-1151","token":"51.1\/11.1\/1\/51.1-1151","url":"\/51.1-1151\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1151\/","token":"51.1\/11.1\/1\/51.1-1151","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sickness and disability program; disability insurance policies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1151","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a short-term disability and long-term disability benefits<\/span> program<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The Board is authorized to delegate or assign to any person any of the duties required to be performed by the Board pursuant to this chapter. The Board is authorized to purchase long-term disability insurance policies for participating employees<\/span>. The policies shall be purchased from and carried with a disability insurance company<\/span> that is authorized to do business in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tEach policy shall contain a provision stipulating the maximum expense and risk charges that are determined by the Board to be consistent with the general level of charges made by disability insurance companies under policies of long-term disability insurance issued to large employers. The Board may require that the policies have reinsurance with a disability insurance company<\/span> incorporated or organized under the laws<\/span> of and authorized to do business in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insure long-term disability benefits<\/span> in accordance with the standards set forth in § 51.1-124.30<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSICKNESS AND DISABILITY PROGRAM; DISABILITY INSURANCE POLICIES (\u00a7 51.1-1151)\n\nA. The Board shall develop, implement, and administer a short-term disability\nand long-term disability benefits program in accordance with the provisions of\nthis chapter. The Board is authorized to delegate or assign to any person any of\nthe duties required to be performed by the Board pursuant to this chapter. The\nBoard is authorized to purchase long-term disability insurance policies for\nparticipating employees. The policies shall be purchased from and carried with a\ndisability insurance company that is authorized to do business in the\nCommonwealth.\n\t\t\tEach policy shall contain a provision stipulating the maximum expense and\nrisk charges that are determined by the Board to be consistent with the general\nlevel of charges made by disability insurance companies under policies of\nlong-term disability insurance issued to large employers. The Board may require\nthat the policies have reinsurance with a disability insurance company\nincorporated or organized under the laws of and authorized to do business in the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A, the Board may self-insure\nlong-term disability benefits in accordance with the standards set forth in\n§ 51.1-124.30.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 701, 823.","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}}