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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":57345,"section_number":"51.1-1155","catch_line":"Short-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1155\/"},{"id":76755,"section_number":"51.1-1157","catch_line":"Long-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1157\/"},{"id":71036,"section_number":"51.1-1163","catch_line":"Supplemental short-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1163\/"},{"id":55822,"section_number":"51.1-1165","catch_line":"Supplemental long-term disability benefit","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1165\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":235751,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60560,"identifier":"51.1-1171","token":"51.1\/11.1\/4\/51.1-1171","url":"\/51.1-1171\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1171\/","token":"51.1\/11.1\/4\/51.1-1171","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supplemental benefits for catastrophic disability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1171","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Disability benefits<\/span> shall be increased to 80 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 51.1-1171)\n\nDisability benefits shall be increased to 80 percent of creditable compensation\nfor any disabled participating employee who (i) is unable to perform at least\ntwo of the six activities of daily living due to a loss of functional capacity\nor (ii) requires substantial supervision to protect the employee from threats to\nhealth and safety as a result of severe cognitive impairment. Determination of\nwhether a participating employee satisfies either of these conditions shall be\nmade in accordance with the policies of the Board or its designee.\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}}