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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":[{"id":76738,"section_number":"51.1-1169","catch_line":"Cessation of supplemental disability benefits; service retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1169\/"},{"id":75331,"section_number":"51.1-1400","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired state employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1400\/"},{"id":71866,"section_number":"51.1-1401","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1401\/"},{"id":61234,"section_number":"51.1-1402","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired local government employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1402\/"},{"id":84044,"section_number":"51.1-1402.1","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired school division employees other than teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1402.1\/"},{"id":54220,"section_number":"51.1-1403","catch_line":"Health insurance credits for retired constitutional officers, employees of constitutional officers, general registrars, employees of general registrars, and local social service employees","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1403\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60560,"section_number":"51.1-1171","catch_line":"Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1171\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55822,"identifier":"51.1-1165","token":"51.1\/11.1\/3\/51.1-1165","url":"\/51.1-1165\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1165\/","token":"51.1\/11.1\/3\/51.1-1165","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supplemental long-term disability benefit","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1165","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Supplemental long-term disability benefits<\/span> for participating employees<\/span> shall commence upon the expiration of the maximum period for which the participating employee<\/span> is eligible to receive short-term disability benefits<\/span> under § 51.1-1163<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except as provided in § 51.1-1171<\/a>, supplemental long-term disability benefits<\/span> shall provide income replacement in an amount equal to 60 percent of a participating employee<\/span>’s creditable compensation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Creditable compensation during periods an employee receives supplemental long-term disability benefits<\/span> shall not include salary increases awarded during the period covered by long-term disability benefits<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Payments of supplemental long-term disability benefits<\/span> payable under this article shall be reduced by an amount equal to any benefits paid to the employee under the Act<\/span>, for which the employee is entitled to receive under the Act<\/span>, excluding any benefit for medical, legal or rehabilitation expenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Supplemental long-term disability benefits<\/span> shall be payable only during periods of total disability<\/span> or partial disability<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Unless otherwise directed, to be eligible for benefits under this section, the employee must apply for Social Security disability benefits<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL LONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT (\u00a7 51.1-1165)\n\nA. Supplemental long-term disability benefits for participating employees shall\ncommence upon the expiration of the maximum period for which the participating\nemployee is eligible to receive short-term disability benefits under §\n51.1-1163.\n\nB. Except as provided in § 51.1-1171, supplemental long-term disability\nbenefits shall provide income replacement in an amount equal to 60 percent of a\nparticipating employee’s creditable compensation.\n\nC. Creditable compensation during periods an employee receives supplemental\nlong-term disability benefits shall not include salary increases awarded during\nthe period covered by long-term disability benefits.\n\nD. Payments of supplemental long-term disability benefits payable under this\narticle shall be reduced by an amount equal to any benefits paid to the employee\nunder the Act, for which the employee is entitled to receive under the Act,\nexcluding any benefit for medical, legal or rehabilitation expenses.\n\nE. Supplemental long-term disability benefits shall be payable only during\nperiods of total disability or partial disability.\n\nF. Unless otherwise directed, to be eligible for benefits under this section,\nthe employee must apply for Social Security disability benefits.\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}}