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In addition, any such teaching hospital may increase the coverage under such policies to make available to each active insured employee optional life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance as provided in \u00a7 51.1-512. All health care providers employed by such teaching hospital on or after July 1, 1992, shall be covered by the policies purchased by the teaching hospital as soon as such policies become effective and may not elect to be covered by the Board’s group insurance program under \u00a7 51.1-501. Nor shall they be required to present at their own expense evidence of insurability satisfactory to an insurance company upon changing from one form of coverage to another provided by this chapter. No other section of this chapter shall apply to insurance coverage offered by a teaching hospital to which this section applies, except \u00a7\u00a7 51.1-510 and 51.1-511.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the definition of “state employee” contained in \u00a7 51.1-124.3, a health care provider, as determined in accordance with subdivisions 18 and 19 of \u00a7 2.2-2905, may be enrolled in a health care plan other than that provided for in \u00a7 2.2-2818, at the election of a teaching hospital to which this section applies, and subject to the review and approval of the Secretary of Education.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299817,"text":"Any teaching hospital affiliated with an institution of higher education, other than the University of Virginia Medical Center, may purchase group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability insurance policies covering in whole or in part its employees who are health care providers, as determined by the Department of Human Resource Management pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2905. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 417 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1996, chapters 933<\/a> and 995<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 66<\/a> and 657<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61045,"section_number":"2.2-2817.2","catch_line":"Employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2817.2\/"},{"id":82207,"section_number":"51.1-1100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1100\/"}],"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":64223,"section_number":"2.2-2905","catch_line":"Certain officers and employees exempt from chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2905\/"},{"id":70634,"section_number":"51.1-124.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.3\/"},{"id":84578,"section_number":"51.1-501","catch_line":"Board authorized to purchase group life and accident insurance policies","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-501\/"},{"id":81121,"section_number":"51.1-510","catch_line":"Insurance exempt from process","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-510\/"},{"id":78151,"section_number":"51.1-511","catch_line":"Persons entitled to payment of insurance on employee's death","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-511\/"},{"id":78798,"section_number":"51.1-512","catch_line":"Optional life insurance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-512\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236083,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83648,"identifier":"51.1-502.1","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-502.1","url":"\/51.1-502.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-502.1\/","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-502.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain employees of teaching hospitals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-502.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any teaching hospital affiliated with an institution of higher education, other than the University of Virginia Medical Center, may purchase group life, accidental death and dismemberment<\/span>, and disability insurance policies covering in whole or in part its employees who are health care providers, as determined by the Department of Human Resource Management pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2905<\/a>. In addition, any such teaching hospital may increase the coverage under such policies to make available to each active insured employee optional life, accidental death and dismemberment<\/span> insurance as provided in \u00a7 51.1-512<\/a>. All health care providers employed by such teaching hospital on or after July 1, 1992, shall be covered by the policies purchased by the teaching hospital as soon as such policies become effective and may not elect to be covered by the Board<\/span>’s group insurance program<\/span> under \u00a7 51.1-501<\/a>. Nor shall they be required to present at their own expense evidence<\/span> of insurability satisfactory to an insurance company<\/span> upon changing from one form of coverage to another provided by this chapter. No other section of this chapter shall apply to insurance coverage offered by a teaching hospital to which this section applies, except \u00a7\u00a7 51.1-510<\/a> and 51.1-511<\/a>.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the definition of “state employee” contained in \u00a7 51.1-124.3<\/a>, a health care provider, as determined in accordance with subdivisions 18 and 19 of \u00a7 2.2-2905<\/a>, may be enrolled in a health care plan other than that provided for in \u00a7 2.2-2818<\/a>, at the election of a teaching hospital to which this section applies, and subject to the review and approval of the Secretary of Education.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF TEACHING HOSPITALS (\u00a7 51.1-502.1)\n\nAny teaching hospital affiliated with an institution of higher education, other\nthan the University of Virginia Medical Center, may purchase group life,\naccidental death and dismemberment, and disability insurance policies covering\nin whole or in part its employees who are health care providers, as determined\nby the Department of Human Resource Management pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-2905. In\naddition, any such teaching hospital may increase the coverage under such\npolicies to make available to each active insured employee optional life,\naccidental death and dismemberment insurance as provided in \u00a7 51.1-512. All\nhealth care providers employed by such teaching hospital on or after July 1,\n1992, shall be covered by the policies purchased by the teaching hospital as\nsoon as such policies become effective and may not elect to be covered by the\nBoard’s group insurance program under \u00a7 51.1-501. Nor shall they be\nrequired to present at their own expense evidence of insurability satisfactory\nto an insurance company upon changing from one form of coverage to another\nprovided by this chapter. No other section of this chapter shall apply to\ninsurance coverage offered by a teaching hospital to which this section applies,\nexcept \u00a7\u00a7 51.1-510 and 51.1-511.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the definition of “state employee” contained in \u00a7\n51.1-124.3, a health care provider, as determined in accordance with\nsubdivisions 18 and 19 of \u00a7 2.2-2905, may be enrolled in a health care plan\nother than that provided for in \u00a7 2.2-2818, at the election of a teaching\nhospital to which this section applies, and subject to the review and approval\nof the Secretary of Education.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 417; 1996, cc. 933, 995; 2000, cc. 66, 657.","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}}