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The plan or plans may also extend coverage to eligible family members of such employees of local governments, local officers, or teachers. The plan or plans may, but need not, be rated separately from any plan developed to provide long-term care coverage for state employees under § 51.1-513.2. Participation in such insurance plan or plans shall be (i) voluntary, (ii) approved by the participant’s respective governing body, or by the local school board in the case of teachers, and (iii) subject to policies and procedures adopted by the Board.B\n\nFor the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Employees of local governments” shall include all officers and employees, working an average of at least 20 hours per week, of the governing body of any county, city, or town, and the directing or governing body of any political entity, subdivision, branch or unit of the Commonwealth or of any commission or public authority or body corporate created by or under an act of the General Assembly specifying the power or powers, privileges or authority capable of exercise by the commission or public authority or body corporate, as distinguished from § 15.2-1300 or 15.2-1303 or similar statutes, provided that the officers and employees of a social services department; welfare board; community services board or behavioral health authority; or library board of a county, city, or town shall be deemed to be employees of local government.\n\t\t\t“Local officer” means the treasurer, registrar, commissioner of the revenue, attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk of a circuit court, sheriff, or constable of any county or city or deputies or employees, working an average of at least 20 hours per week, of any of the preceding local officers.\n\t\t\t“Teacher” means any employee of a county, city, or other local public school board working an average of at least 20 hours per week.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":211638,"text":"The Board shall maintain and administer a plan or plans, hereinafter “plan” or “plans,” for providing long-term care coverage or a similar benefit program for employees of local governments, local officers, and teachers. 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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 568<\/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 3 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 2011, chapter 722<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 53<\/a> and 305<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86863,"section_number":"2.2-1207","catch_line":"Long-term care insurance program for employees of local governments, local officers, and teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1207\/"},{"id":80264,"section_number":"51.1-513.2","catch_line":"Long-term care coverage program","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-513.2\/"},{"id":72025,"section_number":"51.1-513.4","catch_line":"Trust fund for long-term care programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-513.4\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":59950,"section_number":"15.2-1300","catch_line":"Joint exercise of powers by political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1300\/"},{"id":63943,"section_number":"15.2-1303","catch_line":"Associations to promote welfare of political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1303\/"},{"id":80264,"section_number":"51.1-513.2","catch_line":"Long-term care coverage program","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-513.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236155,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57791,"identifier":"51.1-513.3","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-513.3","url":"\/51.1-513.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-513.3\/","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-513.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Long-term care insurance program for employees of local governments, local officers, and teachers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-513.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall maintain and administer a plan or plans, hereinafter “plan” or “plans,” for providing long-term care coverage or a similar benefit program for employees of local governments<\/span>, local officers<\/span>, and teachers<\/span>. The plan or plans may also extend coverage to eligible family members of such employees of local governments<\/span>, local officers<\/span>, or teachers<\/span>. The plan or plans may, but need not, be rated separately from any plan developed to provide long-term care coverage for state employees under § 51.1-513.2<\/a>. Participation in such insurance plan or plans shall be (i) voluntary, (ii) approved by the participant’s respective governing body, or by the local school board<\/span> in the case of teachers<\/span>, and (iii) subject to policies and procedures adopted by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Employees of local governments<\/span>” shall include all officers and employees, working an average of at least 20 hours per week, of the governing body of any county, city, or town, and the directing or governing body of any political entity, subdivision, branch or unit of the Commonwealth or of any commission or public authority or body corporate created by or under an act of the General Assembly specifying the power or powers, privileges<\/span> or authority capable of exercise by the commission or public authority or body corporate, as distinguished from § 15.2-1300<\/a> or 15.2-1303<\/a> or similar statutes<\/span>, provided that the officers and employees of a social services department; welfare board<\/span>; community services<\/span> board<\/span> or behavioral health authority; or library board<\/span> of a county, city, or town shall be deemed to be employees of local government.\n\t\t\t“Local officer<\/span>” means the treasurer, registrar, commissioner of the revenue, attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk of a circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, sheriff, or constable of any county or city or deputies or employees, working an average of at least 20 hours per week, of any of the preceding local officers<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Teacher<\/span>” means any employee of a county, city, or other local public school board<\/span> working an average of at least 20 hours per week. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL\nOFFICERS, AND TEACHERS (\u00a7 51.1-513.3)\n\nA. The Board shall maintain and administer a plan or plans, hereinafter\n“plan” or “plans,” for providing long-term care coverage\nor a similar benefit program for employees of local governments, local officers,\nand teachers. The plan or plans may also extend coverage to eligible family\nmembers of such employees of local governments, local officers, or teachers. The\nplan or plans may, but need not, be rated separately from any plan developed to\nprovide long-term care coverage for state employees under § 51.1-513.2.\nParticipation in such insurance plan or plans shall be (i) voluntary, (ii)\napproved by the participant’s respective governing body, or by the local\nschool board in the case of teachers, and (iii) subject to policies and\nprocedures adopted by the Board.\n\nB. For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Employees of local governments” shall include all officers and\nemployees, working an average of at least 20 hours per week, of the governing\nbody of any county, city, or town, and the directing or governing body of any\npolitical entity, subdivision, branch or unit of the Commonwealth or of any\ncommission or public authority or body corporate created by or under an act of\nthe General Assembly specifying the power or powers, privileges or authority\ncapable of exercise by the commission or public authority or body corporate, as\ndistinguished from § 15.2-1300 or 15.2-1303 or similar statutes, provided\nthat the officers and employees of a social services department; welfare board;\ncommunity services board or behavioral health authority; or library board of a\ncounty, city, or town shall be deemed to be employees of local government.\n\t\t\t“Local officer” means the treasurer, registrar, commissioner of\nthe revenue, attorney for the Commonwealth, clerk of a circuit court, sheriff,\nor constable of any county or city or deputies or employees, working an average\nof at least 20 hours per week, of any of the preceding local officers.\n\t\t\t“Teacher” means any employee of a county, city, or other local\npublic school board working an average of at least 20 hours per week.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 568; 2011, c. 722; 2012, cc. 476, 507; 2018, cc. 53, 305.","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}}